Applications are due tomorrow for the Smith River! You can get info on how to apply here. The Smith is an amazing float and an experience that every angler and lover of rivers should have at some point in their lifetime. Launch dates are pretty hotly contested in the peak season, so start applying this […]
Jake McGlothlin
Yellowstone National Park is one of those places that has always had a special place in my heart. It was there that the love of fly fishing really took hold. One of my earlier memories of fly fishing is on the banks of the Yellowstone below the Lake with my family. I can’t remember if […]
Last week I believe we had a first at the house. We were porch sitting in February. In case you didn’t know, porch sitting is more than just sitting down on a porch. It is a complex ritual that involves two or more friends sitting on a porch drinking beer, telling fish stories and wondering […]
Don’t you hate it when you forget the net? You try to grab your catch and he just keeps slipping right out of your hands… It also doesn’t help when your quarry is a feisty Yellowstone Cutthroat. I’m missing the warm summer days of chasing these guys in Hyalite Reservoir. It’ll be here before we […]
That moment when you release a fish is pretty special. You convince him it eat, fight him quickly, take the hook out in a careful manner and then gently hold him underwater as he catches his breath. His world just got rocked, it takes a moment or two to figure things out. Then you […]
You can hear the most random stuff in a fly shop. Monday afternoon I was talking to a friend about the recent showing of the Fly Fishing Film Tour. We were discussing how the first half of the film seemed a little preachy, and how in years past the F3T was more about fish porn and […]
This May I’m doing something I never have before: head to Florida to chase tarpon. Friend BTP moved to Florida last fall and the trip has been in the works since. Being a freshwater trout guy from Montana, I am pretty much in the dark when it comes to a lot of aspects of saltwater fishing. […]
The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) had it’s second stop on their nationwide tour in Bozeman last night. As always, it generated quite the stir in the fly fishing community, and the shops in town quickly sold out of tickets a day before the show. (Seriously people, get your tickets beforehand. I bet I answered […]
You know there is a fish in there. You’ve carefully observed, and by years of knowledge, practice, and many hours on the river, you know that there is a fish right there, just waiting to eat your fly. The fly on the end of your line has been carefully chosen. Confidence is high. You feel […]
One of the many things I love about fly tying is the social aspect of it. You can sit at home alone and crank out fly after fly, but it is much more enjoyable when it’s shared. We had our third open tying night at the shop last night and ended up with a great […]
Yesterday was one of those days that makes winter fishing worth it. Most of it was spent in the sunshine, reveling in the warmth and the lack of wind, and enjoying good company. Ethan snapped this shot on the long hike back, right as fog was beginning to really get thick in the river bottom. […]
