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Bighorn River Update 06.01.2014 … and Musings on Tippet
The river is rocking and rolling on dry flies. There is some epic surface action out there when the wind cooperates. Mostly midges with some Baetis mixed in. Expect the Baetis to ramp up this next week. The weather forecast is calling for partly cloudy or thunderstorms for the next ten days. My dependable dry… Read more
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
