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We will be hosting this year Fly Fishing Film Tour here in Great Falls tonight at the Heritage Inn.  Doors open at 4:30 for guide olympics, drinks, fly tying competition, and trade show.  Fly fishing companies such as Simms, Patagonia, Winston, Korkers, Montana Sporting Journal, G-Loomis, Ross, Scietific Angler and more will be there showing off the latest gear.  Then around 6pm we will be showing this year films from the Fly Fishing Film Tour.  Lots of raffle prizes, 50/50,... Read more

Don't Forget.  The Fly Fishing Film Tour is coming to Sandpoint, ID April 20th and will be showing at the Panida Theater.  Tickets sold at Eichardt's and Big R Fly Shop None of these fish have ever even dreamed of Saltwater. Read more

After a short 10 hour drive from Great Falls, MT to Omak, WA, Erik and I were standing in our newest fly shop in Omak, WA located in the Okanogon Valley in central Washington.  Boxes of inventory are laying everywhere.  We met one of our new fly shop team today, Greg Bennet, he sounds excited to get started and so are we.  Tonight Erik  and I got our rod rack that we purchased from the former Kaufmann's Fly Shop in place.  We also got Loon, Simms, Redington, Buff... Read more

Fishing has been extremely fun the past few days on the Missouri. Friday at lunch Fred and I were successful in landing a nice carp, and still had time to get a burger and get back to work on time. First carp on the fly of the year for myself, and Fred beat me by a day getting his on Thursday at lunch. How cool is it to be able to angle on lunch break, and see your backing?   Saturday Calvin, Fred, Christie, Paul, Denny, Bob, and I headed to the Missouri up by the dam... Read more

Yesterday I got a text at lunch from Fred that read “Carp Hex”. I knew right away what that meant. There have been a group of urban carp that have been driving him nuts with lock jaw the day before so he used his lunch break and a Clif bar for another try. This time successful. Photo of yesterday’s carp below. Today however, the Bar S is grilling us burgers to go and we are going for round 2. Where? Urban Missouri is all I can say. There... Read more

This Hook is Pointless There is no point in a dull hook. This is an important fly fishing tip…er point. I say this almost daily when I am guiding. Pun intended. Not trying to be funny or a smart ass. Having a sharp hook is the point. I usually carry a hook file attached to my waders and check hooks regularly. Do you get the point I’m trying to make? I recently ignored my own rule.  I switched waders, but left my file attached to the older pair.  My... Read more

The Idaho Deparment of Fish and Game is having a public scoping on their website regarding native cutthroat trout populations and Lake Pend Oreille rainbow trout rules.  They are checking to see if people want the Coeur d'Alene River and St. Joe River re-opened to native cutthroat trout harvest.  They are also trying to restore Lake Pend Oreille to a trophy rainbow fishery.  Allowing catch and release in Lake Pend Oreille tributaries year round, elimiating the harvest of spawning... Read more

                                              Photo: Kate Taylor Three and a half dozen Rooster flies down.  Three and half dozen to go.  I find myself day dreaming about Baja every time I stop and think about fishing.  A bunch of us are headed down to Los Barriles to fish the beaches in search of Rooster Fish.  We are meeting up with some very good... Read more