Best Fly Rod for Montana
Best Fly Rod for Montana Big question… What is the best fly rod for Montana? Is it one fly rod? Or multiple? Big rivers? Or small streams? With so many options out there how would you know what the best fly rod for Montana is? Story… A long time ago I was planning a fly fishing trip to Montana. I was packing up my stuff, tying flies and thinking about [...]
March 18 Fishing Report
With all this Cornoa Virus stuff happening I bet you're wonder how the fishing is? The weather has been perfect, the flows are under 3700 CFS and trending down and a few bugs on the water yesterday and today. It should be great... Right? It's been pretty tough on the Flathead lately. Some days it's not bad and some days it's pretty tough. With that said... One of these days [...]
Fly Fishing Montana in June
Fly Fishing Montana in June Fly fishing in Montana in June is a tricky river to navigate but Montana Fishing Guides is here to help you navigate this moody time of year. Fly Fishing Montana in June, Early June Let’s start with early June, let’s say the first week of June… During the first week of June you can pretty much expect every freestone river and creek to be blown [...]
Tying the Little Green Machine Trout Fly
Tying Little Green Machine Trout Fly This is a video on tying the Little Green Machine Fly. The Little Green Machine trout fly is one of my most productive mayfly nymphs on the Missouri River. I'd like to thank Vince for such a great fishing catching machine! Fly Recipe: Hook: Dai-Riki #060 size 18 Bead: Tungsten 5/64 Copper Thread: Uni-Thread Camel 8/0 Tail: Pheasant Tail Abdomen: Micro Tubing Red Thorax: [...]
Fishing in Montana in July
Fishing in Montana in July When you think of the perfect day on the water what do you think? Summer days are always lingering around in my head, sunny days in the 80’s, no wind and a beautiful river with trout that will eat your dry fly. Such a place and time exists… Fishing in Montana in July! I get lots of questions about when is the best time [...]
Tying A Purple Haze Dry Fly
This is a video on how to tie a Purple Haze dry fly. The video has a materials list and detailed instructions on how to tie the fly. Hook - Dai Riki #300 Size 14 Thread - Purple Uni 6/0 Tail - Grizzly and Brown Hackle Body - Purple Flexi Floss Post - McFlyon Hackle - Grizzly and Brown Tying a Purple Haze is no different than how you [...]