by Randy | Apr 22, 2023 | River Reports
Lots of carnage from the gorge…ice muffins, drowned trees, gravel bars…and a pretty severe winter stubbornly winds down. We saw geese nesting, moose grazing and trumpeter swans feeding. White pelicans and mallards joined the party. And caught a nice brown...
by Randy | Apr 3, 2023 | River Reports
We are looking good with 130% of normal after some recent spring snow squalls. Madison Basin in great shape… forecasting good summer flows for the Madison. Additionally, the town of West Yellowstone currently has a snowpack of 55″ which is 166% of normal...
by Randy | Feb 27, 2023 | River Reports
Read Mike’s assessment of last year’s fishing, stream conditions and weather, including the Railroad Ranch, Box Canyon, Upper Madison, YNP and other waters. Check out his archived blog entries at his Henry’s Fork Anglers site:...
by Randy | Feb 16, 2023 | River Reports
Western Montana ice fishing report for the week of Feb. 13 story from Butte Montana Standard. Matthew Kiewiet 15 hrs ago From left, brothers Gabe, John and Trent Price display their haul of trout they caught while ice fishing on Canyon Ferry Reservoir last...
by Randy | Feb 11, 2023 | River Reports
This year we had a gorge late Dec., a thaw, then a re-gorge late Jan. The second gorge was a good one, with ice piling up right to the lip of the Ennis town bridge. Both gorges were triggered by bitter cold snaps of 30 below zero in Dec. and 20 below zero in Jan....
by Randy | Jan 26, 2023 | River Reports
From the Butte, Montana Standard. EDITOR’S PICK TOPICAL ALERT TOP STORY Western Montana ice fishing report for the week of Jan. 23 Matthew Kiewiet 17 hrs ago 0 Pagie Mccollum, 9, holds up a 12-pound pike she landed Jan. 4 in...