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Just 'a swing'n

For the most part, the 2011 guide season has come to a close. This is the time of the year when guides finally get to play and chase those big fall pre-spawn Browns we've been thinking about all summer. I'm here to tell ya, the fishing itch get dang strong after a six month stretch of watching someone else do all the fishing. For me, this fall hasn't gone down like the post seasons of the past. This winter, my wife and I are expecting our first kiddo, and that means my life has been inundated with assembling cribs, buying bibs, and creating a baby's room. So when Mrs.

Yellowstone River

The Yellowstone is finally spit'n out enough bugs to bring plenty of hungry trout to the surface. During the last week of fishing we've seen good numbers of small beatis and a few hecuba drakes in the afternoons. Load your box with Para Adams, Purple Parachutes, and small Royal Wolfs.

Fall Fishing!!

It's fall and the big browns are just now starting to get angry. So look for those cloudy days, chuck some big 'ol streamer, and hang on to your shorts!

Ty Webb

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It aint over till it's over

Though the hopper fishing isn't as spectacular as it was a few weeks ago, the trout are still looking up for these big hunks of protein to stumble into the river. The fish in the pic above fell for a #10 pink Morrish Hopper in the middle of a riffle on the Yellowstone River. With the river as clear as it is, most of the larger fish are seeking shelter in the deeper water. So get away from that "beating the banks" thing and look to the dark stuff.

Life on the Madison

Due to the high water on the Yellowstone and Gallatin rivers, I've been forced making my living on the Madison river. Fortunately the fishing on the 50 mile riffle has been dang good this summer. The last couple of weeks we've seen healthy Salmon fly, Golden stone, and Caddis hatches that have provided excellent dry fly fishing. The last few days I've had clients on the lower Madison and have found trout feeding on crawfish and caddis. The Gallatin River has just become fishable and the Yellowstone is getting close.

Four days on the Madison, Day 4

Day four was spent with new clients, Paul and Mayo. The fishing was as solid as it was the previous tow days, but the fly selection had changed quite a bit. Rather than eating big streamers like the two days before, the fish focused on small beadheads all day. Red Copper Johns, PT Spankers, and Rubber leg were all they would eat. And of course, all fished in the slower water. The water is high and dirty and it is keeping the crowds at home leaving the river void of anglers. Don't let these conditions run you off the water!

Four days on the Madison, Day 3

Day three was spent with client wading the upper hoping to find the same solid fishing that we found the day before. For most of the day the trout were keyed in on dead drifted streamers, but late in the afternoon the fish started eating anything that looked like a caddis nymph. once again, good drifts in slow pockets and buckets brought trout to hand.

Four days on the Madison, Day 2

Day two was spent on the upper Madison on our feet in the wading section of the river just upstream of three dollar bridge. The fishing on the upper was significantly more productive than the lower river. Beadhead buggers, zonkers, and caddis nymphs fished in the slow pockets produced trout most of the day.

Four days on the Madison, Day 1

What do fly fisherman fear more than a stiff upstream wind? Well, judging by the serious lack of fisherman on the Madison river this week, I'd say high dirty water. Fine with me, my clients get to fish where they want without having play bumper boats with other guides and fishermen. Day one of four days on the Madison was spent floating the Lower Madison with friends and fellow guides scouting for some up coming trips with paying customers. Even with the high dirty river, we found a few hungry fish hanging close to the bank trying to stay out of the abusive fast currents.

Copperhead Road

One of the many awesome parts of being a fishing guide in Montana is that I get to meet some of the most fascinating people. This week I had the good fortune to fish with legendary singer and song writer, Steve Earl. By Steve's side was his good friend and local angler, Colleen "The Green Darner" Tretter. Steve and his band came to Bozeman for the 4th stop of an insanely long tour and found time for a couple of days of fishing. Unfortunately, my "go to" rivers in the area are completely trashed from the massive amounts of melting snow in the high country.