After a very long winter that left us with more snow than most of us can remember in recent history, we are left with fantastic water condition prospects for the summer. In the meantime, as the snow melts after 6 months of accumulating, we're dealing with run off and the unpredictability that it brings. As [...]
Since the arrival of snow and cold temperatures in early November, Bozeman has had a good dose of winter weather thus far. Aside from a few warm days around Thanksgiving, we've had a pile of snow and a plenty of chilly temps. As for open water fishing, this weather limited our options - most any [...]
What a difference a year makes. about this time last year we were faced with low water, warm water temperatures, numerous fishing restrictions and river closures and a fish killing parasite in the Yellowstone River. We survived it all, rather well actually, but there is no denying that conditions were less than ideal in August [...]
Temperatures in the mid 80s last week - A winter storm warning calling for over a foot of snow at elevations above 7500ft for tomorrow...yep - that sounds about right. Springtime in MT - conditions seem to change by the minute. About the only thing consistent at this time of year is [...]
In the past few seasons the end of March has found me well underway, having fished consistently since mid- January. Not quite as much this year...why? The answer is simple, seems we had somewhat of a normal winter this last round - with plenty of cold and ice, snow, wind and all [...]
Despite nearly two weeks of unusually warm weather, the ice remains good on most Montana reservoirs as does the fishing. Often, early and late season are best through the ice and this year is no exception. Overall, the perch fishing has been spectacular with the general trend being [...]
As it should be, it's been cold around here as of late. How quickly we forget that Montana is supposed to be bitter during the winter months. The past few years have been mild and relatively pleasant. Depending on who you might talk to though, conditions as of late are more like it - a [...]
After a mild November, winter is now upon us. Seems that overnight the snow and and cold weather arrived and, according to the forecasts I've checked, it seems likely that it's here to stay. We've had a fair amount of snow in the past two weeks and temps have gone from balmy to downright freezing. [...]
It wasn't all that long ago that the discovery of the PKD parasite in the Yellowstone River, the cause of some significant whitefish mortality, led to a complete closure of this prized fishery. At that point, we weren't sure when we'd get back on the river. A tough scenario indeed with the foremost concern being [...]
As many of you already know, the Yellowstone River and all tributaries (from the YNP boundary at Gardiner to Laurel) were closed to all water recreation last week upon in response to discovery of a parasite that causes Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD). To date, some 4000 whitefish have been counted dead and very small number [...]
