You did it. You bought your first fly rod. You stumbled and suffered through the steep learning curve, and you stuck to it. All the knots that...
Buying Your Second Fly Rod
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Missoula Fly FIshing
Choosing Fly Lines
Remember those awesome days when we went spinfishing? Things were so easy then. Snag your lure? Just cut the line and start again. Lose to much...
Best Jig Nymphs For Trout
At the Missoulian Angler, the jig nymph has positively changed fly fishing success rates to such a point they outsell standard nymphs a pace of 3:1....
The New World Of Strike Indicators
As Euro Nymphing becomes more and more popular, the strike indicator is going through another major change. No longer is it the bobber we’ve come to...
In Search Of Big Trout
Slabside. Pig. Brother Two Foot. Doesn’t matter the slang you use, lifetime fly fishing memories are made as you venture on the water, sights set on...
Creek Time
Tributaries in the Western District open the third Saturday of May every year in Montana, opening up a lot of new waters we haven’t been able to...
Fly Fishing Jig Nymphs
Perdigon. Perdigone. Doesn’t matter how you spell it, Perdigons are sweeping the fly fishing world. With euro-nymphing as the buzzword, and...
Beginner’s Guide To Streamer Fishing
Intimidation Factor For novice fly fishers, learning how to fish streamer’s can feel very intimidating. Which is strange, because as a technique...
Why You Should Try 10′ Fly Rods
Euronymphing has startled fly fishing with it’s effectiveness and micro control over the drift. I’m going to stress that. Micro control of drift....
High Water Tactics
Runoff happens every year. And EVERY year we hear the same 2 questions. "Are the rivers blown out?" and "Are the rivers still fishable?" Both of...
Use The Bump Time To Prepare For Montana Spring Fishing
Blake Hasquet enjoying some Montana spring fly fishing. One week the fishing will be incredible with bugs, stable flows and beautiful weather and...
2020 Montana Fishing License
Tomorrow is the last day your 2019 license is valid. Be happy, 2020 is a leap year, and you got an extra day of Montana fly fishing this year! Hope...