It's finally June, which marks the beginning of a special time of year for anyone who knows anything about anything. It's Salmonfly time on Montana streams'. The recent wet weather has delayed the emergence of these giant humming-birdesque bugs, but the first bit of warmer, dry weather will get um active, that you can count on. So here's a quick and dirty run down on the life cycle and effective techniques during the Salmonfly hatch. Life Cycle: Salmonflies (Pteronarcys Californica) in the nymphal stage are considered stoneflies and will not be considered a salmonfly until they have become an adult. Stonefly nymphs require highly oxygenated water to mature, so it isn't a big surprise that they're found in fast flowing, oxygen rich streams. During the colder winter months, the stoneflies burrow themselves deep into the bed of the stream to...

Since 1986 the American Rivers have been issuing this report. The link to the site is HERE

Here is a cool video shot on the Deschutes River. This will start getting you amped for the fall runs this year already. Even if Missouri River trout are sometimes as large as Deschutes steelhead, there is something about hooking steelhead on the swing that is different. I am not sure if it's the early morning takes, the traditional flies, the long fly rod, or the power from running from the Pacific...but it is in a whole different class of fly fishing and it is a worthwhile adventure. DRO from bryan huskey on Vimeo.

"I really wish we had more time to fish," is the thought that went through my mind on an annoyingly repetitive basis throughout my trip in Puerto Rico. My family who lives there constantly talked about how there are tons of Tarpon all over the island and no fly fisherman are ever around especially not outside of San Juan where they get a few anglers each year. Eating dinner we would see Tarpon swarming waiting for guests to hand off extra chicken and fish, and in the marinas the Tarpon fins were rolling as we came to dock. Indeed to go back, we need to get some hard core anglers and check it out. It's not like I was a seeing a few baby tarpon in the mangroves... these were like 40-100lb fish just laying around chillin' out. These images are of an island off of Puerto Rico that my family was telling me has a lot of Tarpon on a lagoon at ...

Kris Keller's Montana Mouthwash is the week's fly of the week. Check it out and pay special attention to how he finishes the end of the fly the a technique you may not be familiar with called 'Sleezing' the fly.

How do you explore new spots?  What if you google a spot you are going to for 'fly-fishing' and nothing comes up... like nobody's guiding it, there is nothing written, there are no blogs about it? Sweet, that makes me excited, and there aren't too many places anymore where you can't get good information off the internet.  One good tool that I have used a lot is Google Earth. The basic package is free to download and it shows water depths pretty clear and easy to maneuver.  I'm leaving Friday for Puerto Rico for mostly a family trip but I've had people asking me left and right if I am bringing fly rods and gear, and I sort of just look at them like...duh. Do you really have to ask me that...YES! Of course I'm bringing my stuff. Here's a small bit of the for Puerto that one of our buddies sent me... and I have furthered my studies since...

We are calling out the Urban Mo. It's right here, runs through town, huge runs and lots of water. Do people fly fish here? Some do. Who? They would never tell you. Where at? Haha...why do you think we never hear about it. What hatches? Hex's, drakes, baetis...hmmm... I have never tied a Hex. This is important. Where do kids fly fish after school? Do they even realize the opportunity is there? Who are the sticks in Great Falls that land more trout here in town that up stream from Craig, and still have a seat for a Prime Rib at the Bar S by 7? I grew up just outside of Milwaukee, WI. Not traditional fly fishing country. About the only knowledge or resource I had was the Cortland VCR cassette that came with my starter fly rod combo. With way less opportunity by 3rd and 4th grade we were like hawks scanning the Milwaukee river, stopping in ba...

This is a few day late but too cool not to share. The guys have been in Belize over Easter which is the reason for the delay. However, here is your Easter Hopper pattern by Brian Holum.

We just returned home last night from Belize, and dang it’s cold here. I woke up and it was 85, and go to bed and there is snow on the ground and 30. The trip went really well this year with lots of first. 5 guys on the trip landed their 1st Permit... lots of other casts went in the direction of Permit. A couple of larger Permit were hooked in the week but none over the 15-20lb mark were landed. Erik landed a nice Permit with quite a few others on, and so did Dan, Tom, Bryan, and Dick. Paul, Sam, Boyd, Keith, Dick, and David all landed Tarpon during the week. Mostly baby Tarpon, however, big ones were around, Dan had a tug of war with a 70lb-ish class Tarpon... and others, as well as me, had lots of shots and big cruising Tarpon during the week. Of course, Bonefish were very plentiful, and I think everyone on the trip landed lots, an...