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Fly Fishing Know-How, Tips, and Stories
A Letter from the Montana Casting Co. Team Hey there, folks. From the beginning, Montana Casting Co. set out to bring you the most competitively priced, high-end fly rods and...
What is the Fly Rod Outfit Builder? The Montana Casting Co. Fly Rod Outfit Builder is our way of allowing you to build the fly rod-reel combo you’ve been daydreaming...
Learning to fly fish through trial and error... By Laryssa Rote “Ten and two,” I muttered to myself, whipping the fly rod back and forth. Unlike all those Youtubers though,...
Fly rod in hand. A light breeze twisting through the willows. Sunlight sparking off lazy river bends and time-smoothed stones. Part of the allure of fly fishing is losing oneself...
Fly Fishing the Blue-Winged Olive Hatch: The term “Blue-Winged Olive” (or BWO) refers to a ubiquitous group of small mayflies, rather famous for two important hatching periods that bookend the summer...
Fly Fishing for Big Fish Fall streamer fishing: possibly the three best words of the year. They’re the words that summon visions of wide-open rivers, morning fog, and massive browns...
We get a lot of questions about who we are. What is Montana Casting Co.? Where did we come from? While we encourage you to connect with the roots of...
The Patterns of Fly Fishing As fly fishermen, we’re constantly tuning into the patterns of nature. We watch the surface of the water for rising fish. We use the pattern...
Is fluorocarbon better than monofilament? Fluorocarbon (fluoro) leaders and tippet rose to prominence in the 1980s for their near invisibility and abrasion-resistant properties—a clear advantage in rougher waters or when...
You’ve planned out your dream custom rod, chosen your materials, found the spine on all your blanks, made your measurements, and fitted the reel seat and grip… You’re well on...
In our previous blog on building custom rods, Scott Joyner walked through the various components you’ll need to get started. Now, it’s time to get hands on and start putting all the...
We recently talked with Scott Joyner about his experience building custom fly rods, and here is what he had to say: Building custom rods has been a passion of mine...
Respecting Your Fellow Fly Fishermen Thirty percent of Montana’s considerable landmass falls under the label of “public land”. This includes millions of acres of National Forest, National Park, BLM, and...
A day of fly fishing in the mountains... Lincoln, our eighty-five-pound golden retriever and official Montana Casting Co. Gear Durability Tester, learned long ago the meaning of an engine growling to...
Why use a perfection loop? A classic fly fishing knot, the perfection loop has numerous applications on the water. Most commonly you’ll use it to connect backing to your fly...
What’s a nail knot and when is it used? Many modern fly lines are designed with welded loops, allowing for leader to be attached quickly loop-to-loop. Prior to the invention...
Fly Fishing Adventure in the High Country Nothing says summer like hiking to a high mountain lake with your fly rod strapped to your backpack! From day hikes to backpacking...
NOTE: If you're looking for the "Our Kit Series" blog, please click here: Fly Fishing Mountain Lakes. Otherwise, read on to learn about the two different Surgeon's knots: Not the Same...
The Madison River begins at the confluence of the Gibbon and Firehole Rivers in Yellowstone and flows through approximately 183 miles of mountain-framed vistas before arriving at Three Forks—a meeting...
Caring for your Fly Rod If you’re new to fly fishing, there’s a lot to learn: casting, knots, reading the water, setting the hook… But caring for your new equipment...
Fly Fishing in Four Seasons The Missouri is open to fishing year-round in Montana, so you have four very distinct seasons to enjoy. We tend to frequent the section of...
Note: This is the third in a three-part series on a women's fly fishing clinic that took place in April of 2024 on the Upper Missouri River. Need to catch...
Note: This is the second in a three-part series on a women's fly fishing clinic that took place in April of 2024 on the Upper Missouri River. Need to catch...
The Women’s Fly Fishing Clinic at Hidden Canyon Lodge Stepping into Hidden Canyon Lodge on a cool April evening, the first sensation I felt was one of warmth. A fire...
The question of which fly line is right for you can be a complicated one to answer. We’ve mercilessly dissected many fly lines over the years in the name of science… As a result, we’ve gotten our fly rods and fly lines to be exactly what we want them to be.
Digging into Fly Line Taper In Fly Lines Part 1, we looked at how a rod’s optimal line weight is determined using the Common Cents System as well as how...
The Little Brookie that Flew - A Fly Fishing Story by Hannah Dreesbach I was in elementary school when my father first put a fly rod in my hand. We...
Which fly line is right for you? The answer to that question can depend on a slew of factors, including the species of fish you plan to chase, the flies...
Rigging Your New Fly Fishing Rod & Reel The big day is here; you finally have your new dream fly rod and reel in hand. The excitement is almost too...
What is Fly Rod Weight? At its simplest, fly rod weight is an indicator of a blank's stiffness: the higher the “weight”, the stiffer the blank. Typically, you will match...
Blood knots—complicated or simple? Whether you’re grabbing your 4 wt fly rod for a weekend in the mountains or preparing for a trip to the salt flats, the blood knot...
Fly Fisherman Magazine is featuring Montana Casting Co. and our Warm Springs Fly Rod in its April-May 2024 Issue! Fly Fisherman loves gear with a story behind it, and Montana...
406 Fly Fishing Reels: Everything You Need to Know Dive into the specs behind Montana Casting Co. fly fishing reels, our favorite uses for each model, and some useful pointers...
Hidden in Plain Sight - A Fly Fishing Story by Madelynn Pandis Growing up in the mountains, I have always had a special place in my heart for mountain streams...
Every Montana Casting Company fly rod carries a small reminder of the places and moments that shaped us, both as fly fishers and people.
In July of 2022, I was fishing the Williamson River outside Klamath Falls, Oregon. Redband Rainbow Trout come out of Lake Klamath in the summer to seek refuge in the...
Fly Fishing on the Cutthroat Diet Though it’s not necessarily known for being the wiliest fish on the river, the cutthroat trout is hauntingly beautiful. Luminous scales of warm gold,...
If you spend much time around sharp objects, sooner or later, you’re bound to experience a mishap.
Doesn’t matter if you’ve been fly fishing for years—practicing your casting techniques, knot tying, and studying entomology... there will be days when the fish refuse to bite. It might be...
