August 2009
Yesterday I had the privilege of taking my good friend Mr. Bill Jimmerson with the Montana FFA Association fly fishing for his first time. Being his first time fly fishing I wanted to get him started on the right foot so I decided to take him up for a couple hours to Hyalite Creek. Now for those of you who have fished Hyalite it's a small stream outside of Bozeman that dumps into a reservoir and then later into the Gallatin River.
Being his first time we started with a...
There are those days when you don't catch fish that just suck. 30 degrees and hailing and having to walk uphill both ways to get there. Today was NOT one of those days, in fact we even caught a fish or two! I was fishing a section of private water near Livingston with my good friend Race. This was Race's first time fly fishing and what a day to do it! We started off getting to the water around 10:00 am and the Pale Morning Dun hatch was spectacular! We started off with the basics and were...
Fly fishing in Southwast Montana is some of the best worldwide, bringing in anglers from all across the country to rivers such as the Madison, Gallatin, Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. But those arent the only streams that we're blessed with. Montana has thousands upon thousands of miles of small streams holding brook, cutthroat, and rainbow trout of all shapes and sizes. This time of year is an awesome time to fish these small blue lines as you veer away from crowds, experience some of the...
The Yellowstone the last few weeks has been a lot of fun to say the least, fishing has been pretty dang good! I just cant get enough of it. I've been so busy going here and there this summer I have had trouble keeping up with Rod's improving blogging skills. Here's a few pictures from the last couple of weeks on the stone. Thanks to everyone who's provided these great days! PS- I thought everyone should know that Ty is considering dropping guiding and picking up a modeling career (see below...
Floated on the Yellowstone with my wife, Pam, and good friend Jerry "Coach" Walczak, from Herkimer, NY.
Jerry nailed "Ol fighter" right out of the gate. This fish...
Fished with Greg Bricker and Percy Oliver on the Yellowstone today. We played float football(rules on a previous blog) and looked for big fish. Never broke 19" but put some fat bows in the boat. Great to get out there and just fish and not have to yell mend and set all day.
The final score was Rod 15, Percy 11 and Bricker 2. I told you, Greg, to bring your A game. I think Greg has spent so much time fishing through his clients that he needs their help now. Just kidding! I feel that...
The final score was Rod 15, Percy 11 and Bricker 2. I told you, Greg, to bring your A game. I think Greg has spent so much time fishing through his clients that he needs their help now. Just kidding! I feel that...
