by Sean Jansen
The benefits of winter fly fishing.
Shoveling snow out of the driveway and scraping ice from the windshield as it defrosts with the heater on full blast isn’t the way most fly-fishing trips start. But that’s the … Read more...
by Jack Ballard
Fishing with a winter angler’s best friend.
Montana river hatch charts are full of bugs with the word “fly” in their name—stoneflies, caddisflies, mayflies, etc. But these names are misleading as most of them are aquatic insects … Read more...
by Kubie Brown
Fall fishing in Montana.
Autumn is a magical time to be on the river in Montana. The riverbanks are frosty and crisp, the leaves are golden, and the air is filled with the reverberating calls of bull … Read more...
by Colin Pittendrigh
A living legend, on the Bighorn and beyond.
“Aren’t there any good sculpin flies that don’t have the deer-hair head?” I asked. “You bet,” said George. “I’ve got one I call the Foxy Lady, and I … Read more...
by Jamie Rankin
Sitting down with Montana artist Mimi Matsuda.
Spend enough time on a Montana river, and you’re bound to see a Mimi Matsuda painting unfold before you—a trout rising in a perfect bend, a heron perched on a … Read more...
by Leah Veress
How one volunteer organization is working to restore Goldwater fisheries.
Each year for the past three decades, volunteers scatter like windblown mayflies across the lower Madison River for the annual Madison-Gallatin Trout Unlimited (MGTU) end-of-summer river cleanup. … Read more...
by Leah Veress
Capturing Montana’s fly fishing scene on film.
As Matthew Devlin wrapped up his fifth season of guiding fishing trips in Missoula, he decided he was ready for a change. It was 2011, and a new stop cropped … Read more...
by Carson Sprague
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not the fish that they are after. —Henry David Thoreau
Growing up in Montana, some of my fondest memories are of fishing the rivers, streams, … Read more...
by Emerald LaFortune
Surviving a divorce boat in the early winter.
Our green Coleman canoe gets some strange looks at the river access. There’s snow in the forecast for the afternoon, but for now the sun is out and it’s … Read more...
by Sam Lungren
Floating through the ages on the Bitterroot River
When the harsh Montana winter finally abates, the bitterroot plant blooms, with a brilliant pink blossom. Montana’s state flower also yields a meaty taproot that served as a critical … Read more...
