Back on the 17th the Missoulian reported that the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (yep, that one, the most reversed Federal Appeals Court in the country according to this Law Professor at Pepperdine, using data from the Harvard Law Review)… …reversed U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon’s 2016 ruling that the U.S. Fish […]
River – Big Hole
As happens every summer, though not typically just 10 days into the official summer season, Hoot Owl restrictions have been placed on the Big Hole and Lower Madison. From the Montana FWP Water Closure and Restriction page today – Big Hole water temps (from the station near Melrose) tell the story… There’ll be more, and […]
Trout on the Big Hole River | Winston Rods | 4K from Travels Through Images on Vimeo.
Big Hole Fly Fishing in June from Evolution Anglers on Vimeo.
Talked to a couple who had been over on the lower Big Hole this past weekend. Sounds like they battled some wind but had a nice outing with several nice fish caught on streamers. The spent the majority of their day nymphing and consistently moved fish; there were a smattering of olives for an hour […]
The Big Hole, despite our early season dance with winter over the past few weeks, has been fishing pretty well, at least on the lower sections. For those so inclined, egg patterns have been the go to ‘fly’; I know, there are folks who will rant and rave about even a mention of this approach. […]
Interesting post up on the Big Hole River Journal by the Great Divide Outfitter guys in Divide on the 14th…… A couple days ago I was convinced that I was going to close the shop for this season. It was bitter cold, the river was flowing slush ice bank to bank and I just figured […]
Believe it or not there was business to be done in Wisdom yesterday. A quick run west to Butte, down I-15 to Divide and then on west to Wisdom. Traffic was a mess – the herd mentality of Montana drivers can be a real pain. There’s a lot to like about Wisdom… The upper Big […]
Missed last Sunday’s report on the Big Hole and was goofing off yesterday and didn’t make the usual calls to see what’s happening on the Big Hole these days. Water temps at Melrose have plummeted in the cold weather (and it has been cold in Wisdom for the past few days)….. I have to run […]
For most of the neighborhood the weather is making much more news that fishing today. Even though we’re only half way through the first week of October, there’s a winter storm warning (pink on the map) out for territory above 500o feet (that’s down to the edge of Bozeman if you’re wondering). Just for interest […]
Lot’s of folks who love to fish the Big Hole are looking forward to the weather change due this week – the forecast looks better and better every time I look at it. The forecast for Divide looks a lot like the rest of the neighborhood, sunny today and tomorrow with temps still unseasonably warm, […]
No one who has been on the Big Hole this year would be surprised to hear that the river is in very good shape right now. Several friends and neighbors have been over this week and reported excellent days on the river on dries – Tricos early, with very strong terrestrial and attractor days. They […]
I’ve run into several folks who have been on the Big Hole this past week, and the reports make me wonder this morning if fishing has not moved back into the wow range. The upper has been fishing well on more days than not for most of the summer given our abundant moisture and cooler […]
Had dinner with a friend last night who was lucky enough to spend a couple of days on the Big Hole this past week. He has a fairly well deserved reputation for reasonably accurate reporting of conditions and catching on outings, and most often proffers photographic proof of interesting fish caught. That said, I was […]
