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Tips For Fishing Hoppers & Our Top 5 Hopper Fly Patterns
Aug 20, 2025

Tips For Fishing Hoppers & Our Top 5 Hopper Fly Patterns

To most, the dry, pale shade of yellow that overcomes our lawns, fields, and hillsides is a sign that the dog days of summer are upon us. To fly fishermen, however, late summer in Montana is synonymous with low water and big hopper fly patterns.

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a woman fly fishing on a creek in Montana
Aug 06, 2025

Hidden Gems: Fly Fishing Montana's Small Streams & Creeks

Looking for the best small stream fly fishing near Missoula, Montana? Discover 5 hidden gem creeks with wild trout, cooler water temperatures, and excellent terrestrial fishing during late summer.

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Hoot Owl Restrictions in Montana: Where To Go Fly Fishing
Aug 06, 2025

Hoot Owl Restrictions in Montana: Where To Go Fly Fishing

As summer has reached its peak, trout fishing on local streams can become more challenging with hoot owl restrictions across Montana’s legendary fly fishing rivers. These restrictions, which prohibit fishing from 2pm to midnight, are designed to protect our beloved trout during the warmest part of the day. But fear not! There are still plenty of ways to enjoy fishing this summer if you adjust your approach.

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Top 5 Must-Have Flies For Summer Fly Fishing
Aug 04, 2025

Top 5 Must-Have Flies For Summer Fly Fishing

One of our favorite things about peak summer is the huge variety of different places to go fly fishing in Montana. From the local go-to’s like the Bitterroot River, Blackfoot River, Clark Fork River, and Rock Creek to the tiny tributary streams that drain numerous valleys out of the neighboring mountains — the options are endless and there is no better way to explore these places than with a fly rod in hand.

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two men hold a large barracuda while fly fishing in cuba
Jul 31, 2025

Cuba Fly Fishing Trip Recap: Cayo Romano

Fly fishing in Cuba is unique for three reasons: exclusivity, diversity and pristine natural beauty. Simply put, Cuba fly fishing means stepping back in time to a place of remote, never-ending flats teeming with fish! Cayo Romano checks all of these boxes and then some.

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an angler holds a brown trout over a net
Jul 30, 2025

Montana Fly Fishing Guide | 20 Places For Fly Fishing in Montana

Fly fishing in Montana tops many a fly fisher’s bucket list. And we can’t blame them. We are lucky enough to live in a state that boasts the best trout fishing in the United States and one could argue the Planet.

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