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Category: Spring-Summer 2025

Grayling Guidance

May 19, 2025 Outside Media Leave a comment

Tips and tricks for bringing the sterling salmonid to net.

by Carson Sprague

Arctic grayling may not be Montana’s most particular fish, but there are still some things you ought to know before setting out in pursuit. Here’s a handful … Read more...

  • Spring-Summer 2025
  • Tips & Tricks

Silver Bullet

May 19, 2025 Outside Media Leave a comment

by Carson Sprague

Montana’s small-bodied, big-finned native, the arctic grayling.

Arctic grayling are as Montana as it gets. Scattered mostly across the southwestern corner of the state, these unique, beautiful fish have long been overlooked by anglers preferring the standard … Read more...

  • News
  • Spring-Summer 2025
  • Tales

Reel Concerns for the Big Hole

May 19, 2025 Outside Media Leave a comment

What does the future hold for Montana’s most iconic river?

by Dave Hemphill

Montana’s Big Hole River has been considered one of the Treasure State’s gems by anglers for nearly 150 years. It gained attention in the late 1800s when … Read more...

  • Conservation
  • Spring-Summer 2025
  • Tales

Fly Tying: Tan Cicada Foam

May 19, 2025 Outside Media Leave a comment

by John Bailey

Tying the Tan Cicada Foam.

For me, the Tan Cicada Foam pattern has proven very effective, especially as a second fly behind a salmonfly. In fact, one year I used it behind a large salmonfly pattern and … Read more...

  • Spring-Summer 2025
  • Tips & Tricks

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