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Fly Fishing Strategies for the Missouri in August
Notes from a Fly Fishing Entomologist: August on the Upper Missouri Our guest blogger Kevin Lyons is back with his field notes on fly fishing the Missouri in August: Caddisflies...

Flies & Techniques for Fishing the Missouri in July
By: Kevin Lyons July Caddisfly Hatches, Behaviors, and Patterns The White Miller Caddis from June are still present for the first couple of weeks. A light colored #18 caddis (iris,...

Fly Fishing for Monster Pike: A Five-Year Quest
A story by Steve Boardman Five years ago, after having an estimated 46-inch pike come after a 14-inch largemouth bass I was fighting on a spinning rod, I determined that...

What flies should you use on the Missouri River in June?
We love fly fishing the Missouri River. Sure, we’re probably biased. Based in Helena, it’s no great challenge to head over to Canyon Ferry or the Wolf Creek Bridge after...

The Pitfalls of 10 & 2
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,...