Montana Fly Fishing Guide Service
Fly Fishing Report / Blog for the Madison and Missouri RiversArchive for July, 2010
Oh Brother 2 footBig Sky Anglers has been busy guiding anglers from the Missouri to the Madison and even a couple of days in the backcountry of YNP. The trout above was caught this morning on a #18 dry fly. Well done Doug, that is a toad. Our rivers here in MT are continuing to fish, the mornings [...] 
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Flash in the PanThe Missouri was pretty good this time around. Some dry fly fishing, a bunch of nymphing and several long days. On the road a ton this time of the year….. been back for four days and rowing the Madison. Our trout or getting smarter by the hook set. The big browns are hiding throughout the river and the rainbows [...]
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6390The Missouri had heads up all day long. At 6390 you won’t find finer dry fly angling. A few more hundred less and it is as good as it gets. Today’s pmd hactches in the upper reaches weren’t superb, but there were plenty of fish up to fool with. There were caddis skittering around and [...]
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Salmonflies and caddisSummer is rolling right along. It will be a flash in the pan….already is. Are you coming out this season? You should, but there is always next year. The dry fly angling has been pretty solid here for the last week. There have been slow spots on the river throughout the day, but overall, the bite [...]
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It’s On!There are Salmonflies and Goldens just below Shelton’s Bridge. It seems to be just a pocket of bugs but the thick of the hatch is between Windy and Palisades. There are places where the trout are fat and lazy. Remember the last time you watched Monday Night Football? After the burgers and 12 beers? Sitting on the [...]
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Big Bugs. They ate them today………… for about 2.5 hours. I was off and floated with a few friends. Rare day off in July during the Salmonfly hatch. Might as well take advantage of the beautiful day and fish. The coming weeks are booked up, but if you are still wanting to fish with Big Sky Anglers we have some guides [...]
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Still nymphing…….The Missouri River below Holter Dam is still flowing at 16,000 cfs. When will it end? Hmmmmm……..when the hail and rain stops in SW Montana. Baseball sized hail fell two days ago in Bozeman, MT damaging nearly everything. The Big Hole and Gallatin are still running high and the lake systems below these rivers are [...]
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