Author: Hale Harris

Bighorn Fishing Strategies 2014

Learning to adapt to changing conditions is the key to being successful on the Bighorn River. Here are some techniques, tackle tips, and strategies that will help you catch more fish this season. To begin, water flows are high this year. I don’t expect flows to come down until early July. You’ll need to get… Read more

High Water Horn

Most anglers are aware that the Bighorn River will see high water this spring. Flows are already up. Of course, every river in Montana will be high this spring. The Bighorn is one of the few that will remain fishable and productive. Some people panic when they hear about high water. Granted, I am a… Read more

New & Exciting Fly Fishing Products 2014

“Undefeated Canada Wins Curling Gold!” … “Latvia Takes Bronze in Luge Team Relay.” Headlines like this have generated a lot of excitement recently, and I’m sure most of my readers have been consumed by the winter Olympics for the past two weeks. But it’s time to move on and think about fly fishing and the… Read more

Ramblings on Cold Hands & Feet

In his book, “Eiger Dreams”, Jon Krakauer tells the story about climbing the fearsome north face of the Eiger, an alpine wall that has claimed the lives of an inordinate number of skilled alpinists. Krakauer relates how his climbing partner, Marc, “wanted very badly to climb the Eiger” while he “wanted very badly only to… Read more

Fall Fishing on the Horn

“Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it” — Mark Twain The days are getting noticeably shorter. There’s a little bit of a chill in the morning air, just a little. Of course, I may be imagining this chill because I recently read that the Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a very cold… Read more