I have caught more fish than I can count and have helped others do the same. I love it when a fish is caught that seems to smile for the camera like the brown trout pictured here. Are they smiling because that hook is finally out of their mouth or is because they know we practice catch and release? … [Read more...]
Missouri River Weekend
Montana Troutaholic's spent the last three days over on the Missouri River and as it typically does this time of year we got to experience all of the season's in one trip. Beautiful and sunny on Friday, Cold and windy on Saturday, and down right snowy on Sunday. The best part was the fish were … [Read more...]
What were they thinking??
The Bitterroot River is not the only river in the great state of Montana to fall victim to "old car" rip rap. Several others also have the unsightly "old car" rip rap as well and I can't help but ask myself, what were they thinking? It not only looks horrible, but the old lead paint on those cars … [Read more...]
A Darn Good Day on the River
Today might be the last day of this nice run of weather we have been having here in Western Montana. No trips on the schedule today, so I packed up the wife and dogs and headed up stream in search of hungry fish. Boy did we ever find them! Today may have been the day that sets the bar for the rest … [Read more...]
Rivers on the Rise
Even though rivers are on the rise in Western Montana with the recent warm up, my wife and I decided to grab the dogs and go out and see if the fish were still willing to bite. We managed a half dozen or so throughout the day, but having the river all to ourselves was priceless! Typically the … [Read more...]
