Maybe its a “guy” thing. My wife wonders why I like fly fishing so much.  She asked me the question, “What’s so special about fly fishing?”.  Let me tell you what is so special.
I just started fly fishing about 6 years ago.  I’ve been a “bait” fisherman since I was a kid…almost 50 years.  I […]

We floated the Yellowstone River at the end of August.  Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate with us.  There was a huge thunderstorm as we entered Bozeman, Montana the day before our float.  As we put our boat in the water we noticed that the water was murky…only about 1 foot of visibility.
The summer in Montana […]

The active temperature range for trout.
Trout are most active and likely to be feeding in water that ranges from 40 degrees to 60 degrees F.  If the water is colder or hotter, the trout become lethargic, sluggish or dormant.  And, they become much harder to entice with your flies.
In the Summer of ’07, Montana experienced […]