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Aug. 26 Yellowstone River

Wind, wind, and more wind. But, it knocks the hoppers in to the river and the trout are taking full advantage of it. Small is the key, so dig up those #10 Morrish Hoppers or swing into the shop and grab a few BA spent hoppers. Get out while the gett'n is good.

July 2nd & 6th

Every now and then I get to leave the drift boat at home, stretch my legs and guide on my feet. This week I got to do this twice. Friday I fished with father and son team, Joe and Jess, on some amazing private water that The Bozeman Angler has access to. Though the trout provided non-stop action, the most memorable part of the day was the nasty rain / hail / thunder / lightning storm that blew in and forced us to take shelter under a giant rock wall. 

Fishing the Lakes

What do the fish heads at The Bozeman Angler do when the local rivers are high and dirty? Well, we pray to the fish gods for 2 foot of visibility on the Madison River. We head to the Missouri River and pray again to the fish gods that the river levels don't spike while we're fishing. Or, we go fish for Rainbows the size of pigs that jump like Tarpon on "Top Secret" private lakes. And that's just what our fearless leader, Rod "It's not bait fishing" King, and I did yesterday. Little black leaches and 2X leaders is all we needed for more fun than two trout bums should legally have.

June 4,5,& 6 Lower Madison and Missouri River

14 clients, seven guides, three days, and two rivers. Every year the men of the Alderman family come to Montana to relax, catch up with each other, smoke cigars, and fish their tails off. This year the guys had to deal with a late run off season and some wet weather, these two situations add up to high and dirty water.

5-17 Upper Madison River

Yesterday I made the journey to the Upper Madison with partners in crime, Dan Oliver and Nick Lux. The float from Lyons to Ruby started out with some muddy water spewing from the West Fork, but it seemed that the dirty water was where the fish were hang'n out. It was slow at first, but after a couple of fly changes I settled on an olive Rubber Leg with a little flash. That dash of flash was all it took for the trout to open their mouths and eat. Later in the day as we got down stream and away from the mud, the fish began to look at smaller nymphs and less flashy bugs.

Roll'n with the Kings

I spent the last couple of days on the Missouri River near Craig Montana with the trout crazed King clan, Gary, Rod, and Pete. Fishing the mighty Missouri River this time of the year could be your best shot at Montana's best dry fly fishing for big uneducated trout and still share the river with only a hand full of other anglers. The mobs of fishermen that come in June and July for the famed PMD and Trico hatches will educate the trout pretty quickly. A fish can only be easily fooled one or two times before he starts to get picky about what he puts in his mouth.

5-5-10 Yellowstone River

Yesterday I wandered off into the Paradise Valley with my client Mike, to see if we could round up a trout or two. The day started off with blue skies, warming temps, and no wind, which in my opinion was the perfect recipe for a Mothers Day Caddis hatch. But with clouds rolling in around noon and the temps dropping, once again they didn't come.

4-30-10 Upper Madison River

Yesterday I took client and new trout junkie, Nick Slowick to the Upper Madison for a day of walk wade fishing. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little worried about the weather going into the trip, but as it turned out, we had enough sunshine in between the snow and rain to make a fairly comfortable day. With the amount of clouds and mild temps, I expected, or maybe hoping is more accurate, to run into a Baetis hatch.

4-25-10 Upper Madison River

 I've had my fingers crossed all week for the Yellowstone river to be in good shape by Sunday and I could put clients, Sam and Blake on a killer Mother's Day Caddis hatch. Though the water levels have dropped and have begun to clear, it was still to much of a gamble for this kid. So the Upper Madison River it was. The day started off with a bang and both Sam and Blake jumped in to a few nice Bows in the first 45 minuets, but we found ourselves stuck between two nasty storms. One to the east of us and one to west.