Last week, one of our favorite contributors, Hailey Rae, headed out to Fromberg to interview some Montana rodeo royalty. Lindsay and Jesse Kruse are both qualified for the Montana Circuit Finals this week in Great Falls at the Expo Park. Hailey sat down with Lindsay to learn about their year on the road and what it’s like having rodeo be a family affair.

I’ve been lucky enough to float the Smith River in Montana quite a few times, and it’s still fun to plan the 58.9 mile drift down the limestone water slide. However, there aren’t too many, if any, resources out there that actually show and explain each of the campgrounds you can choose from for your journey. So, this is our attempt to break them down for you one by one. If you do decide to float the Smith at 100 CFS (which is not recommended), then you will probably have the same amount of time that Jake and I had to literally write and photograph each of the campgrounds as you grind down your kayak on the salmonfly and caddis casings lining the river bed. Until someone ignores my advice and does it anyways, this is what I got. What flies are best for the Smith? Read this before you go. Camp Baker – 0 Mil...