If you don’t ski, your recreation options are pretty damn limited in winter. You can go fishing, stay home and tie flies, maybe try snowshoeing a day or two here and there, and stay inside and watch movies. There just aren’t too many options. But once the weather warms up in Spring, choosing what to […]
Jake McGlothlin
One of my favorite hatches of the year is upon us. The Baetis, or Blue Winged Olive. We’ve been seeing sporadic hatches here and there for a while, but now we are finally seeing some more consistent numbers. As water temps continue to warm up into the mid 40s in most places we’ll be seeing […]
Spring is upon us! Even in the places currently being blasted with snow over and over it is undeniable that days are getting longer, warmer days are sneaking in, and the signs of spring are everywhere. Here in SW Montana the grass is greening, buds are showing up on trees, and song birds are singing. […]
Things are getting busier around town and the shop these days. The warm spring has pushed a lot of tourists from the ski slopes to the rivers. We sure don’t mind, a busy March is nothing to complain about. And after a winter of locals and more die hard fishing types, it’s kind of entertaining […]
Fly fishing is a game of moments. That moment when a fish that has been following your fly for ten feet decides to stick its nose up and sip it down. That moment after days of standing hip deep in the river with nothing to show for it when you finally feel that big grab. […]
It happens every year. The weather gets nice and more people start fishing. The tourists that are here to ski turn to the rivers instead. Locals put thoughts of the slopes aside and head out to the local waters. After a winter of peace and quiet the rivers are suddenly busy again. It’s always a […]
In case you missed the first part of the interview, find it here. Enjoy the rest of our ten questions with Fly Fish Food. What do you think are some of the most important things for fly tyers to keep in mind? THERE ARE NO RULES. We see a lot of guys get really hung […]
Winter is fly tying season out West, even during dry and warm winters like this one. One place I can always go to find inspiration is Fly Fish Food. Their blog and Instagram always have fresh and new ideas, patterns, techniques, and tactics that will really get your fly tying juices flowing. Cheech and Curtis […]
February is over, thank God. I’m always glad to get that month out of the way. Once you hit March the days get longer, you realize good BWO fishing is a month away, and summer is just a few months behind that. There is usually still a lot of winter left but it seems more […]
Three fly tyers walk into a wine bar… It’s always interesting how hearing a conversation out of context can make things pretty damn awkward. Last night after work Ethan and I headed over to the bar near the shop for a drink before the shop’s weekly tying night. The establishment is a pretty swanky place, known […]
You’ve been watching him for ten minutes now. He’s over there, on the far side of the seam. It’s a long cast, not accounting for the drag from the current. You won’t get a very long drift over there. What’s he eating? You watch him eat a couple more times. Oh yeah, you’ve got some […]
After a couple of months of tying swing flies and nymphs, last night at the weekly Open Tie Night at the Bozeman Angler I decided to tie some meat. Big, nasty, meaty streamers. The big stuff is always fun to tie, and it offers you a lot of room to be creative. Tying streamers also […]
How many times have you been on the receiving end of the kindness and generosity of strangers while on the river? The community of fishermen is (for the most part) a very friendly and accommodating crowd. You never know when someone might give you a ride, let you borrow a phone, give you some flies […]
