Day 3 was a hard-work day. Landed six and felt that I really had to persist. The day started with rain and overcast conditions, which raised my expectations. I am hitting new spots each day, and I went to a place with some riffles. Crouched low, I tightlined a stretch and found a fish. Does
Farmington: Day 2
The day started early with some fly tying before dawn. I wanted to goof around with an emerger pattern. When I hit a favorite spot, fish already were rising consistently and Caddis were popping everywhere. The new emerger worked, as did the X-Caddis with some pink CDC. Yes: pink! I also hit some other spots
Farmington: Day 1
I am away for my semiannual fishing weekend at the Farmington. Before leaving, I decided to fish new water very far south of my usual spots. Now that the weather is cooler, I wanted to venture far and avoid any crowds. So, I decided to fish mostly the “C” waters, those areas largely overlooked this
Big Sky on the Fly
As fishermen, we are all infatuated with the concept of luck, whether we choose to admit it or not. My luckiest moment was when my colleague introduced me to our clients in Montana. They have offices throughout the entire state, from Billings to Missoula, and many others in the PNW region. Visiting them twice a