What better way to end a great day on the river with good people than with a sunset like that? Sadly all I had on me was my iPhone and it doesn’t even come close to capturing the grandeur of such a sight. I can honestly say this was one of the most impressive sunsets […]
Jake McGlothlin
Busy busy busy. Life is hectic. Work, school, relationships, friends, whatever you’ve got in the way always seems to fill the schedule. You’ve got a schedule, which in and of itself can be a frightening thought at times. What happened to the plan of getting rich quick and fishing all the time? Life happens, that’s […]
I’ve written before about how fishing places with lots of people just isn’t my thing. That’s one of the reasons I log a lot more hours on the river during the off season than the summer. But even during the crush of summer there are still a lot of places that just don’t have many […]
Hopper season is here. That means that almost every person that comes through the shop is asking about them. Locals, tourists, it really doesn’t matter. One of the most common phrases we’ve heard lately is “you fish a hopper/dropper out here?” Hopper/Dropper is one of those terms that has been written about so much in […]
Summer is a hectic time in Montana, especially when you’re working in the tourist industry. There’s so many people everywhere, the rivers are low and warm, campgrounds are full, and damn near every person you talk to is from somewhere else. (Of course, Bozeman being Bozeman, most people are anyway). It’s easy to lose motivation […]
Earlier this week we saw something terribly sad in the shop. Heart breaking almost. Someone brought in two Scott Radian fly rods, a 9′ 6″ 6 wt and a 9′ 4 wt, with two Hatch reels that had been left on the top of his car and fallen off on the interstate. Ouch. The story […]
The Fourth of July is always a fun day. Especially when you get to spend it in beautiful places with good people. Shane and Patrick talked me into driving to Ennis after work and joining them and a few others for the rodeo and then a late float. I was a little hesitant due to […]
Carp have been a fascination of mine for a couple of years now. They’re big and damned hard to catch. I finally landed my first one last summer and when the opportunity arose to chase them again I was all for it. This time it was entirely different than anything else I have experienced. Carp […]
If you missed Part 1 of the interview, find it here. Brett Seng of ShuttleSnap is talking about his new idea to make booking a river shuttle much easier: What areas are covered by ShuttleSnap right now? We are expanding weekly, right now ShuttleSnap covers approx. 400 miles of river throughout central and southwest Montana, this […]
Rivers don’t flow in a circle. We all know this. That means when you float, you have to figure out someway of getting your vehicle and trailer from the boat launch to the takeout. This can mean bringing a buddy and another car, but that wastes a lot of gas money and is just a […]
There are just some things you can’t quite get here in Montana. Really good, fresh seafood. Real BBQ. Sweet tea. That last one is perhaps the one I miss most about living in more southern climes. A big glass of sweet tea on a hot afternoon after a good day on the water is very […]
Every now and then you just need to have one of those days that really gets you fired back up about fishing. It’s always fun and interesting, but you need those days when it’s just lights out good to really keep you hooked. I had one of those days last week. I haven’t gotten much […]
There are those nights when you go out with every intention of fishing hard and dedicating yourself to the task at hand. Sometimes said nights turn out quite successfully. Other nights it devolves to throwing rocks and sticks in the river and at the “No Trespassing” sign nailed to a tree on the opposite bank. Those […]
It was on the Upper Madison, between the lakes. Never have I seen a fish fight like this one did. What a monster. One that will live in legend forever. It takes real talent to catch fish like that…
