"Much improved" is the phrase for Monday. Capt Dave and I are hosting the Medema group for a couple days and we got the group off to a good start. Now, all we need to do is work on the landing ratios and we'll be...
River levels have dropped back to a perfect 2800 cfs and currently carrying the perfect stain. Water temps however have dropped off the charts with over-night temperatures nudging the single digits. What does all this mean? Basically, this spring is shaping up just like the...
The spring weather roller-coaster looks to be in full effect as a late winter storm sends us scrabbling for our winter gear. The group from MRO will be heading back to their homes in Ohio and Pennsylvania today with new friendships and memories that will...
Every now and then, one encounters a book wholly without pretense, affectation, or formulaic writing bent on mega sales and burgeoning profits. So it is with Kathy Scott’s just released, Brook Trout Forest. When Ron Barch, friend, bamboo fly rod maker, and publisher of Brook Trout...
For the last two days I had the privilege of having Scott and Greg from Ohio in the boat with me fishing for steelhead. This was the first time for each of them fly fishing for steelhead. It was great to hear them kid each...
Had the pleasure of fishing with Doug Allinger and Dave Schilling, both up from Ohio, for the past few days. I can't even begin to speculate on the river condition or the fish's mood. All I am going to say is fishing is TOUGH!!! Both...
Columbus, Ohio residents, Richard and wife Connie, joined me for a steelhead float on the MO today. The river continues to run over 3,000 ft. per second with significant stain. Numbers of steelhead have yet to increase to reach their peak. Nonetheless, persistent casting to...
With the river running over 3,000 ft. per second and darkened with runoff, my youngest son Ryan, his friend Jasen and I fished the upper MO where the clarity of the water was a bit better than that of the lower river. The combination of...
Captains Dave, Don, and I hosted the Halanski group today. Rising waters had the Mo' in grand fashion today for our start. Slightly above normal flows with a good stain had me thinking big thoughts as we started in for the day. Indy's and fat...
Capt Dave and I hit the river this morning fishing fat lines and indy's filling our craving for some chrome before things become busy this weekend. Stone flies, clown eggs, buggers, and caddis were the name of the game. If you haven't tried fat lines...