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Fly Tying – Take Your Season Indoors
Lets start by saying the Missoulian Angler is at the far right on the bell curve. If left is the very casual angler, center is Missoula’s standard out fly fishing…
Best Flies For October Fishing In Montana
How can you tell a Halloween costume has been designed in Montana? It has snow pants! That’s the way October fly fishing in Missoula is going to end. But it…
Best Flies For September Fishing In Montana
September fly fishing in Missoula is arguably the best time of year. The water is low, reaching prime temps with longer, cooler nights with the most comfortable wading of the…
Technical Dry Fly Fishing
. . . . .to fish fine and far off is the first and principal rule for trout angling Charles Cotton 1676 Fishermen were not always so adept at…
Insect Biomass
Let’s start out with a few definitions. Insect biomass, for our purposes, is defined as the weight of all insects in a river at any specific time. Carrying capacity is…
The Lowdown on Cripples, Duns, Spinners and Emergers
So much gets written about matching the mayfly hatch. And rightfully so, because when the hatch is at its most intense, the fish are the most focused. They can concentrate…