Friday, August 3, 2018

Montana Summer Fishing Reports


Hatches
They are currently in the later stages of aquatic summer insect hatches, and just on the leading edge of terrestrial season. Tricos and callibaetis can be found in many of the lakes and tailwaters right now. PMD's have been out in strong numbers still, as well as some left over yellow sallies


Upper Madison
With the big stonefly hatches mostly over, we are shifting gears towards PMD's, yellow sallies, and early terrestrials such as ants and hoppers. Most of the trout are moving into slightly faster water, seeking more dissolved oxygen as water temperatures rise. Many of the larger trout lately have been in the mid-river shelves or on the faster edges of the seams.

Yellowstone River
After a slightly delayed start to the Yellowstone River fishing season, it is now go time over there. The past couple weeks have provided consistent fishing with a wide variety of fly fishing techniques from dry flies to nymphs, and streamers.

Gallatin
The Gallatin is shaping up nicely right now, and our healthy snow season should keep flows steady all summer long. As a true freestone river, in general the flows will continue to drop all summer long.

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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Take Your Kids Fishing!

 

Nothing Beats a Day out on The Water With Your Kids
 
One thing I learned years ago was that it wasn't the act of catching fish that got me excited, but the actual being out on the water with my kids catching fish or simply being together.

 
 

Everytime I get out with my boys I have the best time imaginable and they usually catch more fish than I do lately. Whether it's fishing for snook in Florida, local Bass ponds or trout water, they enjoy every minute of it.

It's time to plan another adventure it seems!



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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Destination Frying Pan River





What makes it special?
Mysis Relicta is a small freshwater shrimp that fishery managers introduced into reservoirs throughout the west during the 1950s-1970s as a food source for trout and Kokanee (land-locked salmon). The resulting devastation from introducing a non-native, such as the Mysis, was unpredicted. The Mysis fed heavily upon the same zooplankton in the reservoir that juvenile salmon and trout needed as a food source. However, the tailwater section of the river benefited from this misguided management.

Fryingpan Trout:
Trout in the Fryingpan River feed heavily upon the Mysis shrimp that flush through the bottom of the dam. The top two miles flowing out of the reservoir hold the highest numbers of Mysis in the water column, where giant trout swell under the high protein diet and end up looking more like Olympic weightlifters than beaver pond bookies.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Top 20 Flies for Fly Fishing Colorado


 
 


Colorado ranks among the top gold-medal trout states in the country with abundant wild fish populations drawing fly fisherman from all over the place. Whether you’re lucky enough to live in CO or are planning a fly fishing trip from out of state, you’ll find yourself wondering what flies you should stock up on or tie yourself. Without the right flies, you’ll end up frustrated on the bank watching pods of trout feeding on hatching insects. From picky tailwater trout to little wild guys in tiny mountainside creeks, this list of 20 top producing flies will help you make the most of your time on the water.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

2017 Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Summary and Photo Gallery



Each Spring it seems as if the fishing season comes on fast and for about 4 or 5 months all hell breaks loose and your life is swallowed by demands from work, family, clients, administrative, gear maintenance and last but not least, personal quiet and fun family time (the later two for me are the most important and are essential to getting the others done).

When it all begins to settle in October you come up for air and luckily the best of the season is upon you and you realize how fortunate you are to be deep into a culture and lifestyle that affords you to be on some of the best trout water in the country. I took the season off from writing short blogs and fishing reports this year but I took more photos than I do on average and for me capturing these images from daily adventures is worth a million words. I do hope everyone had a great season and please, if you find yourself on this page/blogsite and like what you see feel free to share as you wish or leave a comment. Enjoy!

Jackson Hole Fly Fishing Chronicles Scott Smith



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Saturday, January 13, 2018