Montana Angler Fly Fishing Blog

5 Tips For Fishing The Salmonfly Hatch On The Madison

The annual Salmon Fly hatch on Montana’s Madison River is one of fly fishing’s most storied and anticipated events. Salmon Fly time is hands down your best shot at landing a true trophy trout on a dry fly. The sight of a 3 inch long insect splashing about the surface is enough to draw even the...Read more

Patagonia Chile Fishing Report: Magic Waters Lodge January 2016

Trailing cows to the summer pasture in the Big Belt mountains, I couldn’t help but daydream about being on the river. Summer in Montana was too short to be wasted on the back of a horse; it is better spent chasing trout. I spent the summers of my early 20’s guiding fly fishermen and doing ranch...Read more

Abaco Lodge Bahamas Bonefishing Trip Report: November 2015

The second half of our November hosted trip lead us to Abaco Lodge on Abaco island. Fly fishing for bonefish is legendary across the Bahamas and Abaco has some of the world’s richest bonefishing grounds. The lodge is located on the world famous “Marls” which is an expansive flats system with over...Read more

Sustut River British Columbia Steelhead fly fishing trip report: September 2015

As September rolls around each year I can start to feel the chill in the air each morning, causing my mind to drift to another place: fly fishing British Columbia . A place where big, wild, trophy steelhead are lurking in the cold, clean currents of one of BC's finest steelhead rivers. The Sustut...Read more

South Andros Bahamas Bonefishing Trip Report to Bairs Lodge: Nov 2015

We recently returned from a successful hosted “couples” trip to Bairs Lodge on Andros Island in the Bahamas . This was our second trip Bahamas bonefishing trip to Bairs in the last 4 years and it is one of my favorite salt water destinations in the Carribean. Andros island is home to some of the...Read more

Wisconsin Fly Fishing for Musky 2015 Trip Report

In later October, 2015 we embarked on our second annual Montana Angler musky on the fly adventure to Northern Wisconsin. Muskellunge is the apex predator across most of the Midwest and southern Canada and one of the ultimate challenges on a fly rod. Muskies are a fish of myth and legend and are...Read more

Argentina Fly Fishing Trip Report – Part 2 Carrileufu River Lodge March 2015

After a stellar week at Magic Water’s Lodge in Chile, Rick and I traveled north and west into Argentina to join Pancho Panzer at the Carrileufu River Lodge . Located near Cholila, Argentina and just outside the spectacular Los Alerces National Park. The travel day involved a long but very scenic...Read more

March 2015 Patagonia Fishing Trip Report Part 1: Magic Waters Lodge Chile

When I talk about bucket list fishing trips I have a problem. First off it’s a list that grows with locations faster than I can check them off. Secondly I have been lucky enough to find a few places that don’t ever get “checked off”, even after being there. Our recent trip with a Montana Angler...Read more

February 2015 Chile Fishing Trip Report: Magic Waters Patagonia Lodge

By Matt Morris: A dozen years ago, I watched a fly fishing film on Patagonia. The movie glorified adventure fly fishing in solitude on untouched trout streams. Big glaciated mountains shot straight up out of the ground, while anglers crushed large trout on dry flies. I immediately put a fishing...Read more

Patagonia Fly Fishing Trip Report Chile January 2015 Part 3: Patagonia Baker Lodge

The third leg of our January fishing trip to Patagonia brought us to the legendary Baker River watershed in southern Chilean Patagonia. Our base for the week was to be the Orvis Endorsed Patagonia Baker Lodge. The Baker is Chile’s largest river – a truly massive body of water. The Baker is...Read more