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Beaverhead River Fishing Report – March 9, 2010

March 9, 2010

Beaverhead River Fishing Report
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
MARCH 6, 7, AND 8
*Report Courtesy of longtime TLA supporter and fisherman Ed Wilson
I spent three great late winter days on the Beaverhead River March 6-8.  On March 6, and 7, I could find no fishing pal so I walked into one of the public fishing accesses below Pipe [...]

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Beaverhead River Report – March 3, 2010

March 3, 2010

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The Beaverhead River was the place to be yesterday and today as the weather couldn’t have been nicer on the first few days of March. Yesterday brought a ton of midges out and the fish found them both subsurface and ate them a few times on top in the back eddy’s. Small [...]

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Big Hole River Access – Glen

February 22, 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010
FWP SEEKS COMMENT ON EA FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO GLEN FISHING ACCESS SITE ON BIG HOLE RIVER
 BOZEMAN— Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks seeks public comment on a draft environmental assessment for proposed improvements to the Glen Fishing Access Site on the Big Hole River 19 miles north of Dillon.
 The installation of a new [...]

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Maturation of an Angler

February 21, 2010

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Maturation of an Angler
By Justin Hartman
Sitting in a rower’s seat watching hundreds of anglers fish each season and growing up in Montana where you’ll find folks fishing even in the month of January, I’ve come in contact with fishermen of all different skill levels.  I have watched novice anglers become great anglers [...]

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Words from an Angler – Beaverhead River

January 22, 2010

January 22, 2010
The following contains one anglers commentary on the Beaverhead River derived from his appreciation after years of fishing its water.
Why I Love the Beaverhead

“…I will move gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers.” In a letter George Washington wrote to his friend Marquis de Lafayette dated [...]

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Beaverhead River Report – January 19, 2010

January 19, 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The recent warm weather has strengthened my desire to catch a fish that the other day I grabbed my rod and hit the river.  I couldn’t stand waiting around any longer and by the time I knew it I was wadered up, rigged up, and walking down a path to Poindexter Slough [...]

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Winter Report – January 5, 2010

January 5, 2010

Winter Report
January 5, 2010

We are officially starting the 2010 season as of January, 1 2010, and our expectations for this coming season are high.  Outflows out of Clark Canyon Reservoir for this winter have been averaging around 200 cfs since they cut back flows in October.  For the past few years, the outflows have been [...]

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Big Hole River Report – November 9, 2009

November 9, 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009

It is fall fishing at its finest on the Big Hole River.  On November  3 and again on the 5th we fished the stretch between Divide Bridge and Maiden Rock.  On the 3rd we had two boats and on the 5th we waded into some productive spots.  The brown trout are in [...]

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Madison River Report – October 12

October 13, 2009

Monday, October 12, 2009

We made the journey “over the hill” today down into Ennis and the Madison River.  The weather was supposed to be a little on the warmer side today, which it was, but we still felt the bite of winter most of the day…nothing a few layers of fleece and good gloves can’t [...]

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Fall Fishing Techniques

October 5, 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009

As we dive into the fall season even further, there are some things to keep in mind when fishing during this fun filled month.  We all know that the Brown Trout spawn during this time and that fishing for them on their beds can produce great numbers of fish.  Remember that this [...]

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