June 2008
I did some carp fishing this week and the action was pretty good. Small green wolly buggers were the ticket. Leading the fish a foot or two seemed to be ok as the fish weren't too spooky. Go get em!!
Finally,!!!!!!!!!!!!!! get your fishing gear in order, it won't be much longer! After this weekends forecast of record high temps,the rivers will start to drop like a stone. The fishing opportunity's should start opening up for us. So get the lawn mowed, garden weeded and the rest of the honey do list done. In the next week Montana trout fishing will be back in full swing. So get ready and check your waders for leaks, as you will need them this year!!!!! Have fun and wade safe.
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While I was at work sling'n flies, Sarah floated the Lower Mad with Daniel and found this pig ignoring salmon flies and munching on Caddis pupa. She's been rubbing this one in my face for a couple...
It looks like Daniel beat me to the first Salmon Fly report this year, so I'll just contribute with a couple of photos....
While fishing the lower madison yesterday I pulled out the saining net to see a quick sample of what was crawling on the river bottom... Salmon fly nymphs are absolutely everywhere along the banks and...
Finally the warm weather has arrived and we can all finish getting our gardens in and then get ready for a great fishing season in Montana. With the warmer temps. the river levels have all jumped up some. They should rise for a few days then start to drop and start to green up in a few weeks. There have been some reports of Salmon Flies on the Lower Madison. And there has been enough visibility to fish them if they pop.
Our beginning fly fishing class was full and was enjoyed by all...
Our beginning fly fishing class was full and was enjoyed by all...
Holy crap it's Friday the 13th!! Being fisherman, we tend to rely on a combination of knowledge and good luck to put a trout or two in the net. Just in case some of you lean heavy on the the "luck thing" you should probably keep an eye...
Fished a local tail water on thurs. 6/5 with new friends Tom, Jim and Andrew. The water was clear and the fishing was good on nyphms but no bugs coming off the water. The weatherman was wrong about rain, the day turned out to be very nice and all got alittle burned. The weather is to be cold the next couple days but lets look forward to the weekend when it is to be sunny and in the 70s. Sorry for no pictures the camera got wet on thurs.
Due to snow pack, along with many rainy days in May and so far in June Southwest Montana rivers have more water than in many years.
As of June 1st statewide snow packs are at 148% of average and 374% of last year this according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The river drainages in and around Bozeman are
Madison River basin 118 to 126 % of average
Gallitin River basin 120 to 131% of average
Upper Yellowstone River basin 112 to 126% of average
Lower...
As of June 1st statewide snow packs are at 148% of average and 374% of last year this according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The river drainages in and around Bozeman are
Madison River basin 118 to 126 % of average
Gallitin River basin 120 to 131% of average
Upper Yellowstone River basin 112 to 126% of average
Lower...
Mike, John and Joe from Las Vegas the future USA fly fishing team at first day of practise. They will be ready to compete in the near future. Lets say 2050 or so. Just kidding they did great and everyone got fish.
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