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Monday Mugshots

Mahogany Dun spinner mayfly drifts lifeless along the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho.

Fall flies

This past weekends cold snap wrapped up hopper season in a hurry. Snow and freezing temps shifted us right into full fall mode, it pretty much felt like late November out...

See Ya Next Year Hoppers

A nice brown trout fell victim to a well placed hopper pattern.

Happy Hoppers

What a great hopper season! All over the west reports of the jumping insects made trout go bonkers for a twitching meal on the surface. I feel like the last few years ...

Late Summer Travels - Part Two

Just your typical Yellowstone River cutthroat found the Black Canyon stretch.

Cutthroat, hiking, solitude, stunning vistas, bison, and wolves!

After a fun couple days on the Beaverhead we worked our way towards Yellowstone National Park. YNP is certainly one ...

Late Summer Travels - Part One

A large brown trout that fell prey to a foam grasshopper dry on the Beaverhead River, Montana.

Big Sky, Big Browns

I'm back! After a week off for an annual road trip with Jen I'm back to the grind here at the shop and kicking it off with some fresh photos and trip reports. We...

Montana Monday

Underwater photo of a Madison River brown trout being released by Ben Visintainer.

Big Sky, Beautiful Browns.

Spokane and Coeur d'Alene residents are very fortunate to live near some of the country's greatest trout water. We have in-town options like the Spokane ...

Monday's with Mike - North Fork Clearwater

Open for Business

Woke up Sunday and I felt like checking out the North Fork or the Clearwater. If there was snow on Hoodoo it is long gone! The overnight temps must be still cold b...