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 [...]
Montana Fly Pattern
Montana Fly Pattern Flies… There are so many of them so where do you start? What is the best Montana fly pattern? Madam X? Royal Trude? How about an Elk Hair Caddis? All great flies I’ll cover some of the best Montana fly pattern. No fly works every day on every piece of water but there are some that I wouldn’t want to be on the water without. Let’s talk [...]
March 4, Fishing Report
March 4, Fishing Report March is here! It's come in like a lamb and Old Man Winter is losing his grip but watch out! Like the saying goes... In like a lamb, out like a lion. He'll come back with a vengeance at any moment. With that said the weather forecast is looking pretty good over the next few days. Some snow in the mountains with highs in the mid [...]
Fly Fishing Season Montana
Fly Fishing Season Montana The Last Best Place… To fish, but what is the best fly fishing season Montana has to offer? It’s been a long cold winter and old man winter is starting to lose his grip. The air smells a bit different, you hear a bird chirp, maybe some snow geese flying north and that big orange orb in the sky starts to put off some heat. Spring [...]
Fishing Report, February 24
Welcome to Montana Fishing Guides fishing reports! This is the first report I've done on the site and plan to keep them coming. A couple of times a week is the plan. I'll be doing fly fishing reports on the rivers I'm guiding on but I'll also be doing ice fishing reports. The weather is just coming around and the rivers are starting to pick up so stay tuned for [...]