Tell you what, cabin fever is not helped by getting the text “Hot damn, drew a Smith permit for April 30”. Especially on a slow day at work when you are already thinking about fishing. As soon as Mark told me the good news, I had a map out looking over the river and was […]
Local’s Prerogative
During a conversation today with Shane about my upcoming career change, he said something that stuck with me: “Well. Get fired. Eat beans. Go fish.”. We recently were told we had a reasonably good chance of keeping our jobs with the new company that is taking over, but my chances were dashed today after a […]
Temperatures have finally edged above freezing here in Wyoming. I went snowshoeing in the Wind River Mountains this morning, and despite the majesty of the surroundings – drifts of snow edging along for hundreds of yards, moose tracks in the powder, the silence of being miles from the nearest road – I found myself thinking […]
I’ve been banging my head against the wall here a bit in Pinedale, feeling cooped up and restless. I’ve been keeping eye out for enterprise stories I can pursue for the paper – in the name of getting out and about – and talked my editor into letting me jaunt into Jackson for the day […]
One of my favorite things about fishing is that it opens up so much country to explore. Here in Southwest Montana, if you look at a map you will see nothing but rivers, lakes, and streams stretching across the page. Despite what some jackass from Texas said during a conversation I had with him last […]
There are a lot of great shops out there these days. Now and again a fly shop figures out that ‘customer service’ isn’t just managing well the guys and gals who wander in the door but reaching out and truly engaging with your customers in ways never before dreamed of even a decade ago. I’m […]
The past year has been a crazy one, and it’s hard to believe it’s almost over. With Christmas over and done with the new year is suddenly staring us in the face. Surely most of us can say this, but as this year comes to an end I can’t help but think back to the […]
Billings Gazette Outdoor editor Brett French has an interesting piece posted in today’s paper – Wildlife has expanded across Montana in past 50 years. The graphic above was lifted right out of French’s post online; if you want to research the reference links on the graphic please click through to the original article to do […]
A lot of fishermen tend to overlook winter fishing. The weather gets damn cold, the trout get lethargic, and most folks put their gear away for a few months or more. A break from the hustle and bustle of prime time fishing can be a big relief. But when the itch strikes, you have to […]
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Things are kind of stabilizing for me here in Bozeman. After almost a month of running around at work with my new job like a chicken with its head cut off, my schedule is finally falling back into a routine. It’s great. Part of that routine is getting out and about as much as possible. […]
With November almost on us, most fly fishermen are thinking about the end of the season. The fall mayflies are finishing up, the weather is turning colder, and water temps are dropping. This is the time of year when you first start noticing ice on the guides and start wondering if you’ve had enough days […]
The day has dawned pleasantly chilly in Bozeman this morning; it’s 33 and calm with a forecast calling for snow showers in the mid and high country today. Like friend Winston said a few days ago, choosing a fishing destination today is somewhat of a champagne problem. The week appears to be one that will […]
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. ~David Russell She Who Must Be Obeyed and I have a long awaited week in Montana coming up in few days and there’s been hell to pay trying to figure out exactly where to fish. We have a skosh […]
