Head Lines & Features
Rod ratings
George Anderson makes the grade
For the past 34 years, George Anderson has owned and managed the Yellowstone Angler fly shop in Livingston, Mont. During that time his byline has appeared in Fly Fisherman, Trout, Big Sky Journal and Saltwater Fly Fishing, and he’s been credited on the television shows “Fly Fishing the World” and “Spanish Fly.”
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Pipeline
Inland surfing rides a wave of popularity
The scene might be confused with a boardwalk in SoCal: Three guys in wetsuits sprint across the road carrying surfboards.
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Survive and advance
Thomas Elpel thrives on nothing but nature
When you pull up to Thomas Elpel’s hillside home above the tiny mountain burg of Pony, Mont., you can’t help but notice the deer legs scattered in the driveway.
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Open season
Clark Fork readies for a possible reveal
In July 2009, then-Gov. Brian Schweitzer floated down the Clark Fork past newly dam-free Milltown with a fly rod in his hand.
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Head Light
Blow out
HDR makes your phone smarter
There’s a new kind of picture in town, and you’ve probably seen it: surreal, super-saturated, bursting with incredible detail in the shadows and highlights alike.
Head Shots
Wild Things
Montana’s stealthy stinger
On the prowl for the elusive northern scorpion
A photo of the creature graces the State of Montana’s online Field Guide.
Grub
Chewing the scenery
Smoked kokanee with a heavy dose of salty language
“Salmon respond well to the occasional jerk of the pole.”
Head Trip
High on cedar
Alpine strollin’ in the Madison Range
The email from my manager, stern but instructive, arrived Wednesday afternoon.
Skiing up a storm
The weather’s wet. The snow’s suspect. The trek’s treacherous. Other than that, springtime in Glacier is grand.
Frozen June snow covered the steep west face of Trapper Ridge as I zigzagged between wind-stunted Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir, aiming for the tiny saddle above.
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Head Gear
Cast from the past
There’s not much in Twin Bridges save for three fly rod manufacturers who still believe in bamboo
After the Tonkin bamboo arrives from China, it’s eyeballed for the choicest culms, split into strips, roasted in an oven, eyeballed again, re-humidified, measured and milled to exact tapers, re-eyeballed, separated into groups of four or five or six or eight, eyeballed one more time, and then dipped in glue.
The Crux
Learning by heart
The necessity of spring on the stark plains of eastern Montana
Spring in eastern Montana is a subtle marvel that traverses the space between needing and wanting.
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