A Guide to Fishing Depuy's Spring Creek in April
April is a dynamic time to fish Montana's famed wild trout waters. Early season hatches begin to kick into high gear and this is an exciting time for anglers waiting to break out of the long winter cycle. Montana's spring creeks are one of the most dependable options for early spring fishing. Depuy...
Patagonia Chile Fishing Report: Magic Waters Lodge February 2020
On a February morning, a foot of fresh snow blanketed my yard in Bozeman as I stared at the vast array of fly rods, dry bags and camera gear piled on my living room floor. The dichotomous situation of organizing boxes of large foam dry flies as I watched fat flakes of snow falling through my kitchen...
Montana's Early Spring Fly Fishing: Discover Solitude and Success
Early spring in Montana offers a welcome set of changing conditions on our local waters that are welcomed by anglers. While March and April can still feel wintery at times, fisheries are quickly moving out of wintertime mode. Montana's rivers and streams come alive with aquatic activity in March and...
6 Weight Fly Rod Review Series - Part Two, Jimmy at Jurassic Lake
On a recent hosted trip to Jurassic Lake Lodge in Argentine Patagonia I tested 5 of the 6 rods from the 6 Weight review. I chose not to take the Sage LL along as it was definitely not designed for high winds, big flies and bigger fish. Jurassic Lake is an incredibly windy place littered with giant...
What is "Rest and Rotation" and Why Is It a Bad Idea for the Madison River
A Madison River Recreation Plan is currently in development. A high quality recreation plan is important for preserving the quality of experience that all users currently enjoy on the river. As the popularity of river based recreation increases nationally and as Montana’s population increases, so...
The Negative Effects of Banning Boats for Public Fishing Access on the Madison River
Recent petitions have been filed to propose rules that would be part of a recreational plan for the Madison River. One of the petitions recommends banning boats for public fishing access on 18.6 miles of the Madison River . We support a recreation plan for the Madison River that includes setting...
Jurassic Lake Lodge Argentina Fall 2019 Trip Report
This was it, I was finally going to check off a long-standing bucket list trip: fly fishing in Argentina . I was sure the fishing at Jurassic Lake (aka Lago Strobel) couldn’t live up to the hype. Stories of endless numbers of giant rainbows that are eager to eat scuds, leeches and large dry flies...
6 Weight Fly Rod Review Series - Part One, Head to Head Lawn Casting
No fly rod is the perfect rod on every river, on every given day. I have often fallen in love with a rod on one river, fishing in one style; only to curse it later under different circumstances. I have also found that over and over again that the rod I enjoyed most behind the fly shop is not the one...
Alaska September Fly Fishing Trip Report; The Bristol Bay Region at Intricate Bay Lodge
Everything seems to be a little bigger in Alaska; rivers, mountains, fish and bears all seem to be supersized. When it comes to exploring Alaska’s famed fly fishing , the renowned waters of the Bristol Bay area offer the highest density of salmon and trophy rainbow trout rivers in the world. This...
Steelhead Scouting Mission to Southeast Alaska
Wild fresh run Pacific steelhead are considered by many to be the ultimate gamefish on a fly rod. These electric sea run brethren of the rainbow trout grow large in the prolific waters of the North Pacific before entering coastal rivers prior to spawning. One of the most remote and least explored...