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Benefits of a Montana Float Fishing Trip
There’s nothing quite like a Montana float fishing trip from the bow of a drift boat or raft. While wade fishing provides the opportunity to stalk trout on small water, fly fishing from either a drift boat or raft dramatically increases the amount of water, and trout, an angler will see.
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Saltwater Fly Fishing Gear Essentials: Q&A with Grizzly Hackle’s Brendan Bannigan
For many anglers, the appeal of a saltwater fly fishing trip is too much to ignore. Your daydreams of rising trout are replaced with sight fly fishing for permit and rolling tarpon. You long for cool beverages and smoldering sun. And, before you know it, your next saltwater fly fishing trip is a matter of “when” not “if.”
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Top 5 Skwala Stonefly Fly Patterns – Montana Skwala Hatch
On a warm, overcast afternoon in April, our local rivers are home to some of the most spectacular Montana fly fishing during the annual skwala stonefly hatch. As winter recedes, the skwala stonefly hatch signals the start of an electrifying new Missoula fly fishing season.
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Brown Trout in Montana: Chasing the One
A good friend told me once that, as anglers, we are constantly chasing the “one fish” that makes us look back on the year and smile. For many of us that enjoy fly fishing in Montana, it’s landing that elusive, two-foot brown trout.
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Top 5 Montana Fly Fishing Vacation Planning Tips
Gear up and get ready for a Montana fly fishing vacation! Have you been itching to fly fish in Montana this summer, but just don’t know where to start? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one.
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The Art of Streamer Fly Fishing For Trout
Streamer fly fishing is not for the faint-hearted, but for those seeking the thrill of hunting down trophy trout, it’s the ultimate challenge. In Missoula, where the Montana fly fishing season attracts anglers from all over, many focus on dry flies and nymphs. But for a select few, the true magic happens in the shoulder seasons of spring and fall, when it’s time to break out the streamers.
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