Fishing Report, May 27 We are closing out May in Montana, and the classic spring roller coaster is still alive and well. While the big valley freestones gave us a brief clearing window during the recent cool-down, the Flathead has jumped back on the rise over the last few days. With the river pushing back up, our local lakes have stepped right back into the spotlight as the most consistent [...]

Fishing Report, May 20 May in Montana is doing exactly what May wants. We are right in the thick of the classic spring roller coaster—one day it’s bluebird skies and shirtsleeves, the next it’s a gray, rainy system slinging a cold front through the valley. All these sudden shifts between warm and cool have the high-country snow melting in fits and starts. While the big valley freestones are wrestling with [...]

Fishing Report, May 13 May in Montana does exactly what May wants. We’ve been riding the roller coaster lately—swinging from glorious sunny afternoons in the 70s to gray, rainy stretches and sudden cool-downs. This erratic weather has kept the high-country snow on its toes, but the overall trend has triggered the first major push of spring runoff. The good news? The heavy snow we banked during those late April storms [...]

Fishing Report, May 6 The recent warm up has firmly taken hold, and we are seeing the direct results on our local waters. With valley temperatures consistently pushing into the 70s,  and rain in the forecast tomorrow there is a good surge of water down the drainage. While the snowpack we built up back in April is providing a vital "water bank" for the summer, the current runoff has our [...]