March 2012
Sent a few walk wade trips out to the Gallatin this week all coming back with great fishing reports and big smiles, except for the guys who got stuck in the gail force winds we had the other day who decided to reschedule for later in the week. Guide Johnny Norieka had some great fishing near the canyon with good ole Pat's rubberlegs in brown being the hot fly of the day. One of the greatest parts about guiding is getting new fisherman into their first trout on a fly rod, reminds...
Just got some needle fish type a flies tied up for the Bahamas to mess with the Barracudas. As much as i love to stalk bonefish on the flats it really is all the bonus species like Cudas, Jacks, and Sharks that make the trip a well rounded angling adventure. The fun thing about Barracudas is that you can not physically strip the fly fast enough away from them. Seeing them watch your fly skitter along with a two handed jerk strip with the confidence that if they want it they...
In my opinion, March and April can be some of the best fishing of the year. The pre-spawn rainbows are aggressive and moving out of their winter haunts and looking for love. The brown trout are on the feed bags and recovering from the long fall and winter spawn season. Local fishermen should be taking advantage of these opportunities while the rivers are free of the summer angling pressure. Those looking to stay on their feet should be heading to the Gallatin or the lower Madison. Rubber...
There are things well appreciated in a fly shop besides fly tying materials and premium fly fishing equipment. We have some wonderful new local artists to showcase in the shop right now. Bozeman artist Loretta Domaszewski has some strikingly beautiful original oil paintings and prints on display in the shop. On the photography side we just brought in some really cool Photography and photo canvas tranfers from Laura Blackman and Denver Bryan. Keeping things local...
SWITCH ROD & SPEY CASTING
This is a full day clinic devoted to switch rods and spey techniques that
will improve, diversify and add fun to your trout fishing. We will cover
switch rods, lines, rigging, spey casting and fishing techniques for Western
Trout Rivers. The bottom line is you will learn new techniques and have
fun! If you already have a switch rod, this class will cut your learning curve
tremendously.
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