I think fly fishing is about a rolling series of obsessions. When I started, I very quickly got into throwing tiny dries on a #000 at the Swift. Then, it was about Euronymphing for wild Farmington browns. After that, I went through a wet-fly phase, and then I got into throwing big, articulated streamers. Thereafter,
Category: Montana
CDC and the Montana PMD hatch
With ice creeping onto many river banks, it’s a great time to reload the fly boxes. In particular, I’m already thinking about what flies to make for a Montana trip that fellow blogger Joel Watson and I will be making this July. We’ll be based in the Livingston area and taking our chances at the
Montana 2021
It is hard to know where to begin. Or, how. Montana is so large, scenic, and breathtaking in ways too numerous to tally. From the stunning sunrises and sunsets to the eager fish on freestones to the fickle trout on world-famous spring creeks, being out here can be overwhelming but in a good way. I
First Trip to Montana
Montana is, I think, on every fly fisherman’s bucket list, or as I learned on this trip, for some, it is an annual pilgrimage. Life in the past five years has been a roller coaster, with getting out of the military, starting a new career, and having two new additions to the family. With things