Montana Angler Fly Fishing Blog

Mastering the cast is perhaps the most important skill in fly fishing. Whether it is being able to drop a dry fly in front of a rising trout at 50 feet on the Missouri River, double-hauling a bonefish fly at 70 feet in Cuba, or a bow and arrow cast on a small stream, the ability to have an accurate...

Los Angeles. Paris. London. Milan. Craig? Ennis? Livingston? Bozeman? Fashion, entertainment, and culinary trends are not what put these Montana's towns on the map. Prolific waters, hard-working guides, and world-class destination lodges are just a few of the reasons Montana is a premier destination...

Fly fishing in Montana is a grand as the state is expansive and varied. Planning a Montana fly fishing trip should be almost as much fun as going fishing in Montana. But with so much water, so many great Montana fly fishing guides, and so many premier lodges how do you plan the perfect trip when a...

Situated near the headwaters of the Missouri River lies the mountain town of Bozeman, Montana. Within a hour's drive of Bozeman flow some of the world's most renown trout rivers and creeks. Add another hour to the drive from Bozeman and the list of spectacular rivers nearly doubles. With so many top...

Why Cuba? Why take a fly fishing trip to Cuba? Quite simply the vast variety of fishing grounds and incredible lack of fishing pressure make this region unique in all of the Caribbean. It is truly astounding to enjoy fishing for days on end without seeing another fishing skiff outside of those in...

The Yellowstone River flows for over 700 miles from its headwaters deep in the heart of Yellowstone National Park to its confluence with the Missouri River. For its entire course the Yellowstone River flows undammed and wild. With the longest snowmelt runoff of any river in Montana, when the...

Montana is home to nearly a dozen world-class rivers. With a broad network of roads and towns, accessing these world-class waters has never been easier. From the Madison's famous "50 Mile Riffle" to the majestic peaks of Paradise Valley overseeing the broad Yellowstone River, a fly fishing trip to...

River canyons conjure up angling adventure: Yankee Jim, Bear Trap, the Gorge, the Black Canyon, Land of the Giants, and the Narrows are a few of the named canyon sections of some of the great fly fishing rivers for trout. In these canyons lie some of the most productive fly fishing waters in the...

Montana boasts perhaps the highest concentration of quality fly fishing for trout in the world. With a network of well-maintained roads and public access areas, fishing the best rivers, creeks, and lakes in Montana is logistically very easy. Compared to the remote and secluded rivers of Chile and...

With such a variety of waters to fish on a fly fishing trip in Patagonia, a combination trip is often a great idea. In April we did a combo trip of Magic Waters Lodge and the River of Dreams Basecamp. The River of Dreams Basecamp on the Rio Blanco in the Aysen region near Coyhaique features some of...