Montana Fly Fishing Report
Fly Fishing on the Madison and Missouri RiversArchive for August, 2009
Terrestrials…..yes he ate it!Aspens are turning…..elk are bugling. Trout love terrestrials and by this time of the year hopper, ants and beetles are a mainstay of their diet. Both rainbows and browns will eat these flies, but they are tricky….sneeky, very sneeky. I know from experience that most of these rises are infact ligitimate eats, but most folks [...] 
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observeSunset Watching a trout, perched high above the Madison on Reynold’s Bridge, is a pasttime of mine and many other fishing bums who call the area home. The vistas from Reynolds both up and down stream are unmatched. I have been there at sunrise and sunet for more than 14 years and nothing comes [...]
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A few days off…..much needed.Dad, fishing dries on Grayling Creek. As we quickly cruise through the month of August, the Madison has continued to fish really well up and down the entire river. Although I haven’t been below Story Ditch in a while, I have heard decent reports of quality hopper fishing through Cameron Flats. The crowds are gone, we [...]
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Gunwales, Gulpers and GoodbyesThe Gunwale Bar…coming soon to town near you. After 11 weeks of constant guiding, fishing and relatives most fishing guides will sit back, take a drink or two, and fish Hebgen…..or float the Madison and actually stand in the front of the boat. After all it is August, but not the August most of us [...]
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