Shane Rickert

Since moving to Montana both of my parents have fallen in love with the sport of Fly Fishing.  I can’t blame them.  It’s easy to do. In the last year, my mom has really been hit by the fishing bug and has fallen in love with it.  From learning knots, casting in the front yard, […]

Many of you loyal ChiWulff readers may have noticed my absence over the last couple months here on the blog. Last October, I made a quick move to Traverse City, Michigan. I lost my job in Bozeman, the girlfriend moved there and the fishing can be world class. Well…. I find myself this morning waiting on my […]

Setting your alarm clock for 4:00am with plans of leaving at 4:30am always seems to be pretty crazy. But when it involves spey rods, big streamers and pissed off brown trout, all seems good. That was the plan last Thursday when Jake, good friend Mike and I were headed to the Upper Madison in search of […]

Carp

by Shane Rickert on July 22, 2014

in Fish Stories

Alright, I’ll admit it. Jake and I are by no means, at all, what you would call a “carp pro”. We struggle. Big time! Well, we decided to avoid the typical Saturday crowds and head out in search of carp. We got our asses handed to us last summer chasing the “poor man’s bonefish” and […]

The Beav

by Shane Rickert on July 15, 2014

in Fish Stories

A couple weeks ago, Jake and I headed over to the Beaverhead River just outside of Dillon, MT.  I’ve fished this water a couple of times now; yet Jake had never fished the famous “Beav”.  Jake was able to track down a small one man raft and I had my 8′ pontoon boat.  A float was on!  […]

Won’t be fishing the Gallatin for a while but there are plenty of fun distractions.

Spring Cleaning

by Shane Rickert on May 17, 2014

in Damn!

Spring is quickly approaching here in SW Montana. Granted we had snow earlier this week but it was 60 and sunny by 5 o’clock that same day! I decided it was long past due that I went through my wader bag and get it ready for the long days on the river we have in front […]

Last week Jake started a series of posts about what it takes to be “fishy”. I wanted to include one of the biggest tips that I feel has elevated my fishing game and has made me even more “fishy”.  THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!   When I first started getting serious about the fishing game, a employee at one […]

Editor’s Note:  Another sweet brown from Shane’s trip to the Missouri a few weeks ago.  Yep, I’m jealous. – Jake

On April 2nd, I was supposed to be launching a raft on the fabled Smith River for a 4 day float with my good friend, Mike. With low flows and no chance of a low elevation snow pack melt, the trip was cancelled last minute. Neither of us felt that dragging a raft for 50 […]

Many of you who have been faithfully reading Chi Wulff for years are no stranger to the man I am about to introduce.  He has been my friend and fishing buddy for many years.  Many of his pictures have made it up onto this blog over the years, and hopefully many more will come.  Ladies […]