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...
by Randy | Jan 20, 2023 | River Reports
by Randy | Dec 24, 2022 | The Snag Hole
The Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park is Montana’s very first state park, established in 1937. The history of the caverns is a fascinating story of Montana ingenuity and daring pioneer spirit. It is a place uniquely Montana and a one-of-a kind treasure. We...
by Randy | Dec 23, 2022 | The Snag Hole
Officials are optimistic about the Madison River a year after dam malfunction, but unknowns remain By Alex Miller Chronicle Staff Writer Dec 18, 2022 The upper Madison River flows past dead vegetation along its bank on Dec. 15, 2022.Rachel Leathe/Chronicle The water...
by Randy | Dec 21, 2022 | The Snag Hole
In the ultimate cop-out move and classic pass-the-buck futility, the latest recommendations proposed to relieve the ungodly stress on the Madison River received no action Tuesday afternoon by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission. Impotence, incompetence,...
by Randy | Oct 28, 2022 | The Snag Hole
I am posting this because of the last sentence in the article. A major, heavily used stretch of the Big Hole is CLOSED TO ALL FISHING from Oct. 1 to April 1 to protect spawning brown trout. Of course, anglers and guides who can’t fish that stretch of the Big...
by Randy | Oct 24, 2022 | The Snag Hole
It’s a valid question…and one that needs to be answered. Click on the links for podcast and discussion. In hot water: Warmer temps pose problems for Montana’s $750 million fishing industry (mtstandard.com) In hot water: Warmer temps pose problems for...
by Randy | Oct 20, 2022 | The Snag Hole
FWP has decided to remove the new statewide fisheries plan from the commission vote in Oct. This should include the new regulations for the Upper Madison River but will it? Nobody knows. I mean…this is not surprising. Nobody wants to be the bad guy. The...
by Randy | Oct 19, 2022 | River Reports
Another beauty of a late season brown trout from the Madison. Released alive and swam away in great shape!
by Randy | Oct 6, 2022 | River Reports, The Snag Hole
We did a camping, floating, fishing road trip with perfect Fall weather and some great fishing! All trout were released alive and all walleye were sauteed.