Water on the Brain
The Missoulian recently ran this piece covering the recent embrace of a new river access near Missoula; having been there recently visiting Jess, and watching surfers playing on Brennan’s Wave below, the article reminded me of the magic of some of our favorite Western haunts graced by rivers flowing through their midsts. Growing up in […]
Ever since being properly educated by a former nurse at my clinic in the Flathead years back as to the vital importance of late seasons rains in the valleys and snow up high in terms of snowpack entering the summer season, we’ve always found it interesting to keep an eye on late spring storm events […]
It’s time once again for an update on the snowpack build for the Western half of the country, and things don’t look too shabby for this time of the year for most of the Rockies Chain at least. This morning’s Snow Water Equivalent chart by river basin is posted above and shows large swaths of […]
The Montana Water Summit: Water in a Changing World Had an interesting conversation with a friend over the weekend, during which he espoused a simple yet profound principle (as the best ones always seem to be). His point was we all have a choice to make when faced with life challenges and the daily things […]
Here’s another nifty project from the good folks at Bonefish and Tarpon Trust; they’ve partnered with researchers at Florida International University to create what they’re calling Project Bay Bones to take a deeper look at changes in South Florida waters and how bonefish are being affected. There are some gaps in the database and they’ve […]
Intending to take a final look at snowpack data for the northern Rockies today I’m a bit surprised to see that May’s final reporting isn’t yet posted. Looking back at the map summary data from 1 April, the northern rockies, the Cascades and the northern most Missouri River drainages were/are loaded with snow from this […]
I go fishing in the winter. Not a lot, but I do go. And I tie flies. And I spend my winter on dozens of other activities, most of which I do not enjoy. From a fishing perspective, I think winter is mostly about survival. How can I feed my habit enough to keep me […]
Caught this guy a couple of weeks ago. His jaw was just starting to hook. I hope to meet up with him again next year and check on the progress.
the Franklin River from Wolfgang Glowacki on Vimeo. Sometimes just the water is enough.
The story of Torne River from Henning Sandström on Vimeo. A stunning Vimeo staff pic; wait for the octo/hexacopter shots.
We’ve written in the past about the documentary Low and Clear. A couple of years ago I was pretty excited just by the trailer. This week, when my pre-order DVD came in the mail, I finally got to see the whole thing. At its core, Low and Clear takes a look at why we fly […]
Not sure this will become a series of posts, like the title seems to imply. But maybe. Lately I have been messing around tying the Chubby Chernobyl (see Hopper Juan’s tutorial on tying the fly). I am drawn to this fly for a couple of reasons. First, for a gaudy foam fly it is relatively […]
The Stillwater River from B Norrgard on Vimeo. Montana water isn’t just for fly fishing.
