Category Archives: Summer Fishing

Caddis species are prominent in nearly every trout river in the world—from Montana to Chile to New Zealand. While an abundance of caddis species exist, you can use many of the same tips, patterns, and techniques to catch more trout even if there isn’t a strong caddis hatch occurring and you are...

We’ve all been fly fishing and seen that happy trout sipping dry flies beneath a bridge. The fish is often a big fish and will generally spook or stop feeding the moment our shadow crosses over the water near his lie, leaving us wondering what might have been and what lurks in the shaded flows below...

Few places in the world are as synonymous with great fly fishing as Bozeman, Montana. Within an hour’s drive of Bozeman, anglers have their pick of the Yellowstone, Gallatin, Madison, Missouri Rivers, the Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, and dozens of smaller creeks and rivers, plus a variety of lakes...

It’s a nice spring day, and you’re excited to fish your favorite spot. The sun’s out, and it’s looking like it will be a beautiful day. The fishing was great last week, and you’ve been daydreaming about getting back all week at work. Crossing the river over the bridge just before the parking area...

Farmers often despise grasshoppers because they can eat crops, but trout and fly fishermen love grasshoppers because they are a reliable food source for trout and can provide exciting fly fishing opportunities. Our Montana fly fishing guides always look forward to late summer and fishing grasshopper...

If you spend enough time around veteran fly fishing guides in Montana, the weather and its impact are going to come up in conversation. From stories about bluebird days and twitching grasshopper patterns to fishing through the rain on a great day of streamer fishing, the weather dictates fly fishing...

Planning a fly fishing trip in Montana should be as much a part of the fun as going fishing in Montana. With a variety of rivers like the Madison, Yellowstone, Gallatin, and more, choosing when and where to fish some of Montana's best fly fishing rivers, creeks, and lakes might seem a little...

Often times Montana fly fishing guides are asked which Montana river is their favorite. Most fly fishing guides in Montana answer with, "the one I am fishing." That may be a gross over-simplification to the answer, but with so many rivers in Montana to fly fish, is it really fair to ask a Montana...

The Smith River flows through a remote 60-mile canyon and is home to several thousand trout per mile. Unlike the tailwaters of the Missouri or Madison Rivers or the crystal clear Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, Montana's Smith River is a free flowing freestone river with streamflows and water...

The world famous Madison River flows for 183 miles north from its headwaters in Yellowstone National Park to its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin Rivers near Bozeman, Montana. These rivers merge to form the Missouri River. The Madison River and its nearby waters offer some of the best and...