Fishing
The Root coughs up an early season surprise
Trout guide Evan Phillippe and I recently hit the lower Bitterroot for an afternoon of hunting slough pike and searching for a March Brown hatch.
(Head Out)
Who is Hank Patterson, Your Fly Fishing Expert?
Montana’s rivers are filled with folks in hip waders and fishing vests, casting fly rods with skill and grace.
(Head Out)
Horseback Riding, Larry’s (Creek) Loop
In the spring and late fall, the heat of your horse is a welcome advantage.
(Head Out) Sep 11, 2012
Lake Cameron
With two days to explore the southern Madison Valley, my babe Kara and I were looking for an overnight trip into mountains that would offer four things: an alpine lake, wicked scenery, never-been-there country and the chance to scope some elk for the upcoming hunting season.
(Head Out) Aug 2, 2012
Lower Blackfoot River: Johnsrud to Wisherd Bridge
“The river looked at him with a thousand eyes—green, white, crystal, sky blue.” —Herman Hesse, Siddartha By the time summer solstice rolls around I am usually a little wound up by the gaggle of activities that exist in the snow-free world.
(Head Out) Jun 29, 2012
Perfect Pocket Multi-tool
The Juice series of pocket-size multi-tools are an industry leader.
(Gear Reports) Mar 22, 2012
Two Days, Two Elk and One Trip to the Hospital
Elk hunting with a bow is something I enjoy immensely for a variety of reasons.
(Head Out) Oct 19, 2011
What do elk, trout and hay bales have in common?
They're all in-season in central Montana right now.
(Head Out) Oct 18, 2011
Beartrap Canyon of the Madison River
Beartrap Canyon on the Madison River runs from the dam outflow below Ennis Lake, Mont. to the Warm Springs Creek fishing access, making for about ten miles of pristine Montana river through what might be Montana’s most populous poison ivy country.
(Head Out) Sep 21, 2011
Wade in Montana
The Bozeman-based Simms company keeps anglers covered
These aren't your grandpa's fishing boots.
(Head Gear) Sep 1, 2011
Drear and loathing in Anaconda
Finding a rainbow in a frozen fishing funk
The trip should have been tonic for the soul. The location should have fueled optimism and confidence. Nope.
(Head Trip) Sep 1, 2011
If Saturn Returns, Tell Him I'll Be Back Monday
I'd spent nearly the last decade with Montana on my mind and every daydream had looked exactly like Tamarack lake.
(Head Out) Aug 30, 2011
Vodka on the rocks
Drinking and fishing with a twist
I caught a 20-inch cutthroat and I'm on my eleventh P-ber!" spouts the celebratory Midwestern transplant sidled up to the bar with a Pabst Blue Ribbon, further evidence that the millenniums-old marriage between fishing and drinking (and bragging) is flourishing in the Treasure State.
(The Crux) Jun 1, 2011
The last good mykiss
Golden trout in the Crazies, a love story
Golden trout, oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita, are some of the most rare and resplendent salmonids in all of North America. For Montanans, they're one of the few California transplants welcomed to the state.
(Head Trip) Jun 1, 2011
Updated Locations
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Sluice Boxes State Park
- 47.212, -110.935 , 10 miles south of Belt on U.S. 89, then .5 mile west on county road 340 , Belt Other MT
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(406) 454-5840
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Flathead Lake
- 47.695003,-114.165545, Polson Flathead MT
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Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- 44.593279,-111.72923, West Yellowstone Other MT
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406-276-3536
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- Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
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