Local’s Prerogative

I was scanning through the latest digital issue of Catch and saw that Joshua Bergan (and Liz Juers) had written and photographed one of the stories. Joshua has been writing over on Troutbugs for some time now; his posts are very Montana-centric and his images are typically top-notch and almost always make me wish I […]

A hearty salute to the National Park Service on their centennial yesterday; hopefully some of you made it to the granddaddy of all NPS celebrations at the Roosevelt Arch in Gardiner yesterday evening. Some of the most memorable adventures ever enjoyed by our family have taken place within the borders of the majestic Parks of […]

The Yellowstone Park Foundation has put together a nifty rod and trip raffle package to benefit their Native Fish Conservation Program. A $25 ticket puts you in the running for the drawing to be held 1 October 2016 for the $10,000 package. Jerry Madigan of Legacy Fly Rods (Madigan Rods) has specially constructed two gorgeous […]

HEADWATERS from River Snorkel on Vimeo. Join two friends as they take stock of the health of the headwaters of their local river.

For those who come to fly fishing blogs to read only about fly fishing – stop reading now; this post isn’t about fly fishing (unless you might consider fly fishing falling under the pursuit of happiness). For those who disdain America, and those who think the founding Fathers were racist, jack-booted thugs who scribed meaningless […]

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything. – Charles Kuralt Up at 330 this morning, She Who Must Be Obeyed and I are making the North Texas to Montana run, just now mooching our way across the rolling sea of […]

Central Oregon River Celebration: “Connection" from Todd Moen Creative on Vimeo. Sisters Folk Festival, with support form the Oregon Community Foundation and the “Studio to School” initiative provided an artist residency at Sisters Elementary school with local artist Laura Campbell. The residency connected many organizations within the community to celebrate and honor the work being […]

The first days of spring are pretty magical. You feel comfortable outside without a coat on and you can just feel the new life in the air. It’s even better when the wind isn’t blowing a million miles an hour and your girl wants to go fishing. And it’s better than that still when she […]

Get an up close look at the inspiring wounded veterans behind Warriors and Quiet Waters as they discuss the power of the program, fishing and Montana. Simms gives back to combat-wounded veterans with the G3 Guide™ Wader – WQW Limited Edition wader inspired by and benefitting Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation. Kudos to Simms for […]

Welcome to Winston from R.L. Winston Rod Co. on Vimeo.

It’s Wednesday. Halfway through the week. Yesterday’s skiff of snow has already melted off. The sun is shining and the forecast is calling for another unseasonably warm day. You check Facebook to get the latest update on the play-by-play float trip your buddy is doing. Looks like they caught another big one. Damn. If you […]

To say that the Montana Wild story has touched many a nerve in the fly fishing and hunting communities would be the understatement of the month. There’s been spirited coverage and conversation on several regional news portals and several observant fishers in our circle continue to note reams of (mostly unflattering) responses when Montana Wild […]

“My job was to enjoy this beautiful country, and give back for what it had given to me. And doing the Wild & Scenic bill and being involved in all the things here, I felt like I accomplished that.” – Jack Dennis We would certainly agree, which is why we made this short film featuring […]

Time flies when you’re having fun. New job that is a pretty great demand on my time, the depths of winter, and a new engagement all combine to make the days fly by. Next thing you know the first week of February is gone and the possibility of late winter midges with skwalas and early […]