Insights
Explore Your Curiousity
This is where I share the tips, techniques, and viewpoints that have led to my success on the water. I am not a guide or expert angler, though I believe this is a sport of lifetime learning where the most successful angler is the most curious one. I also believe teaching is the best way to learn and grow as an angler, so I hope sharing these insights benefits me as much as it does you. Not only do I share practical tips that will help you catch more fish, but I also share perspectives to ponder in fishing and life.
How I Improved My Dry Fly Fishing
Dry fly fishing is the pinnacle of fly fishing for trout. Watching a trout rise to your dry fly is why many of us anglers got into the sport. Dry fly fishing is my favorite way to target trout, though it is not always the easiest. Over the last few years, I have improved my dry fly fishing skills through time on the water and many failures. From spooking trout with my first cast
Fish True To Yourself
I experienced a relieving moment this last weekend. This feeling left me feeling so alive and grateful walking back to the truck. I want you to experience it too. Maybe this quick story helps you better understand what fly fishing means to you. I explored a section of river this last weekend that I have fished many times before but at different times of the year. I was excited to see this fishery in
Why There Are No Secret Fishing Spots
“Secret” fishing spots are funny to me. Almost all anglers have a few locations they try not to tell others about. This could be an alpine lake that takes effort to get to or just a specific boulder on the Madison River. Whatever it is, anglers TRY to keep these spots hidden from other anglers for fear others will find out for themselves how special they are. If the word gets to the wrong person,
Five Best Flies for the Upper Madison in the Spring
Best Flies for the Upper Madison In The Spring The Madison River needs no introduction. A legendary fishery that has a long history of being one the best in the Greater Yellowstone Region. In this article, I share my best flies for the upper Madison in the spring. I have been lucky enough to spend a lot of my time fly fishing over the last few years on the Madison. Many legendary anglers have
Six Tips for Fishing the Skwala Hatch
As the snow melts and our western rivers warm, anglers all over the west trickle onto the rivers. Why you ask? A combination of cabin fever from a long, cold winter and the first big bug hatch of the year. The Skwala Stonefly. The skwala hatch has provided some of my best fishing over the last few years in Idaho and Montana. Depending on the watershed, this hatch occurs in the Greater Yellowstone Region