Jase, a future shop employee in training, started off the day with this behemoth Rainbow Trout. Him and the Bossman did a morning float from the Dam to Wolf Creek Bridge yesterday. This stretch of water still seems to hold the most trout these days. Tricos are still coming off heavy there and the classic.. read more →
The Orvis Company broke into the market about five years ago with the Helios line of rods. As the worlds lightest and most accurate rods they soon became the most decorated rod in history, receiving numerous awards from all the critics of the fly fishing world. read more →
The crew has downsized again as we head into the fall season. Young Teagan is off to start his college career at that one school down in Bozeman. At least we know he will keep his root beer cold with that nice dorm sized fridge. We will miss having this kid around. In case you just thought.. read more →
We love CDC. It just might be the best feather out there to tie your dries with, but why do we love it so much? read more →
Recent fishing has been good to great the past few days. Flows at Holter Dam are remaining steady in the lower 3000’s (today 3,020 cfs). Water temps are 62.5 this morning. We should see the weather remain the same with highs in the 80’s for the next few days. There is a slight chance of.. read more →
Dry fly fishing on Montana’s Missouri River requires delicate presentations with small flies that look very realistic. Big bushy dry flies just don’t get the job done in most scenarios on The MO. This is why we love using emerges, cripples, and spinners. Especially ones that use CDC. read more →
With the start of August it’s safe to say that we are officially in hopper season on The Missouri River. It’s time to get out those hoppers, pick your favorite droppers, and rig your dry fly rods with something big and foamy. Last week at the annual CrossCurrents Hopper Swapper our staff got together and.. read more →
Flows this morning are at 3,640 cfs. Water temps at 64. The air temperature should hit 81+/- today with an overnight low of 54. August is right around the corner folks! If August goes the way the rest of the summer has we will see things happen earlier than usual. The hopper fishing should be.. read more →
It can take a significant amount of time and money for an angler to find his way to the saltwater flats when living in the middle of Rocky Mountain trout country. Usually there is never really a craving to seek other waters with world class dry fly fishing literally right in your backyard. However, when.. read more →
