The journal section is where I share my fly fishing experiences and stories in as much detail as I can. After years of keeping a journal of my days fishing, I realized the value in these stories and how many could benefit from reading these entries. I outline the bugs that were hatching, the flies that were working, where the fish were holding, and of course the big fish that got away. It is also a place I can look back on years later, and relive the amazing experiences I have had out on the water. I hope you enjoy these stories when you cant be out on the water yourself, and are able to learn from my experiences fishing these famed waters.
What a spring it was. Inconsistent weather, spring runoff, and unpredictable hatches. Sounds like a typical spring fishing season here in Montana. That’s not to say you can’t find fantastic fishing here in the Greater Yellowstone region. There is always something fishing in the area, it just takes some thinking out of the box. From […]
June 3rd, 2023 Yellowstone Lake is not only the biggest lake in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) but is also the largest high-elevation lake in North America. It has an average depth of 140 feet and 141 miles of shoreline. Cold water temperatures will give you hypothermia in minutes and nasty weather is almost guaranteed. Why would
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May 27 and 28th, 2023 Memorial Day and camping go hand in hand. It is also an important weekend in fly fishing as it signals the opening weekend for many of our western watersheds, including the opening of the Yellowstone National Park fishing season. I spent Saturday and Sunday camping and fishing at Hebgen Lake
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May 21, 2023 Sunday opened up and I was lucky enough to take the day to chase some trout. Some of my favorite lakes in the area are finally ice-free and fishing well, so I decided to try my luck fishing some Stillwater. Spoiler alert, it did not disappoint. I’ve grown to love fishing
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May 12th, 2023 It’s been a long-awaited hatch season here in southwest Montana. The long winters can be hard to bear and I don’t blame the people who leave for warmer weather states during these months. Though a few days through the winter can be hard, the few months of sunburns, bugs, and wet wading
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While it is currently snowing as I write this blog post, it is safe to say we are finally seeing spring fishing conditions on many of the famous waters here in the Yellowstone region. If you live in the area, you know it has been a cold, snowy winter compared to the past few. This
April 15th, 2023 I look forward to the middle of April as it not only signals a change of season here in the greater Yellowstone region, but it is also my birthday. My fiancé and I make the trip down to Ashton, Idaho to celebrate with her family. It turns out her father’s birthday is
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April 7th – 9th, 2023 As you may know, it has been a good winter here in Montana. The second we begin to think we are out of the cold, another storm rolls through that puts a few more inches of snow on the ground and delays spring fishing for a couple of days. This
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