by admin | May 13, 2015 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 08. ANGLING TRAVEL, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Saltwater, USA
Headed for the beach…. In just a few hours I will be hoping in the truck with Jonathan Heames and heading north to Bozeman. Tomorrow morning, the two of us depart for Miami, where, once we land, we’ll rent a car and drive south to the Keys and Captain...
by admin | Apr 13, 2015 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Yellowstone River
It seems as if the folks in Helena who represent the good people of Montana aren’t listening very well these days. Below is a list of fishing access sites, FAS, that the State of Montana leases out from private property owners. HB 403 has limited MT...
by admin | Apr 8, 2015 | 02. NEWS & EVENTS, 03. TECHNIQUES & STREAMCRAFT, 04. GEAR REVIEWS, 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 06. IDAHO FLY FISHING, 07. YELLOWSTONE PARK FLY FISHING, 08. ANGLING TRAVEL, 10. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Missouri River
This past winter I started an Instagram account to help promote the business and also cause I really just love taking pictures. What I like most is that Instagram is about capturing images of everyday life with your phone. Taking photos, for me, goes back to...
by admin | Mar 21, 2015 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Hebgen Lake, Madison River
Way back in late August of 2008, Hebgen Dam broke. The day it happened we sat there and drank beers, watching the lake drop six inches in 24 hours. A month later, PPL Montana got the situation “under control”, but none of us thought it would take this...
by admin | Feb 14, 2015 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Yellowstone National Park Winter
For three weeks now, the Madison River drainage has seen mild daytime temps and hardly any snowfall. The valley is void of snow and it seems more like April than February. With that in mind, I must say, Winter will return. The boat ramps in the Madison Valley are...
by admin | Dec 10, 2014 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River
The valley is void of snow. Not trout though, they are there. It’s been warm thus far in December and the rest of the week looks to be fabulous fishing weather. All this snow melting and general warmness has given me the itch to fish and with a world class...