Another BUSY day at the Beartooth with a nice group of fishermen. We had the pleasure once again to host the Wild Adventure Group who are always a joy to have. The weather was good, the bugs out, the fisherman eager, the dinner bell ringing and the rods insisting to be bent to the breaking point.

HOT flies for the day included: Pats Rubber Legs (Olive/Brown), Beadhead Shop Vac, Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail, Lightning Bug (Silver), Delektable Chubbyness Royal, Delektable 2Tone Chubbyness UV Dark Olive and Delektable Chubbyness UV Purple.

We had Brandon, Gunnar, Ian, David, Willie, and John guiding the Wild Adventure Crew. The “W” factor did take over part of the evening, thus less photos, and better rowing. Like Jim Rohn once said “Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals.” That’s just what happened and the Wild Adventure crew consistently throughout the day caught fish.

Not only did we have the Wild Adventure Group but also Randy, Tim, Dan M and Marty guiding clients. The groups were spread out in different locations on the river with the timing of the groups being half morning and half evening. There was floating, wading and of course fish to be caught. Smiling faces and great stories tagged along all the way back to the shop at the end of the day.

Keep Throwing Darts! Will

Well hello hello hello! I hope you all are thoroughly enjoying this epic weather as much as we are here at the Beartooth. This warmer weather has been putting out hoppers on the Madison flats faster than Frank Abagnale Jr. could put out fake checks. I mean, it’s happening. Check out the Varney Road and see for yourself. We have had multiple reports of big hopper eats from McAtee down river. And with the nocturnal bugs starting to pop, the guides are still finding fish on the big bugs. The fishing this week has been great! The fish have been eating all sorts of food! Some popular food for the fish this week has been Hoppers, Nocturnal stones, Mayfly dries, Caddis dries, and most small beadhead nymphs.

During the first half of the week we had Dan M, John and Ian guiding. From reports coming back into the shop in seems that there is some bad news………The fishing’s GREAT!! There has been reports of sore arms, bug overloads, and strained eyes from watching fish eat flies over and over. Now would be a good time to call your friend who needs a good fish catching experience.

During the later part of the week John K, Dan M, Ian and Terry were out on the water. We have some great pics to share with you from their adventure on the Madison.

SUMMARY: If you take anything from this report it would be that hoppers, yes hoppers, are here. Drive down Varney Road and see for yourself. HOPPERS, that is all.

-Dan G/Will

The 13th of July was a busy day at the Beartooth, with fourteen guides and thirty clients passing through the shop. One could say it was a little CRAZY and we got to witness something never seen at the Beartooth before… A stage coach bus pulling into the parking lot and unloading clients. We had both the Sun Ranch Partner Group and a group of nine veterans hosted by Wild Adventures join us. The day started off with lots of licenses being purchased, waders being fitted and flies getting ready to be tested. From the feedback we received at the end of the day, both groups had a blast and the day was all around a great success. Oh ya and LOTS of fish were caught. 

HOT flies for the day: Crackpack PMD, Lemon drop, Hogans S&M PMD, Mahogany Soft Tackle and Nocturnal Chubby. Hint: Tight lining two BH nymphs about 24-30 inches apart, letting it swing and feeling the bite has been working. Don’t be afraid to try new techniques and tricks because if you don’t test out new waters then you’ll never know what fish live there.
We want to thank all our guides for their continued hard work. We would also like to thank and recognize the nine veterans who we had the privileged of meeting, as well as all the other men and women in the armed forces. Your service to this country makes it possible for others to enjoy the things most loved in life, like fishing. We hope your experience was memorable. God Bless.

 
Will

The past two days was filled with Dan Morrill guiding Red and the Sun Ranch. His 20 plus years of experience provided surplus knowledge, lots of behind the scenes work and of course ACTION!! Dan and clients hooked into some great fish, both wading and floating. The weather was good and the “W” factor was hardly present. The HOT flies included: Physco Prince Purple, Delektable Hammerhead Pheaseantail, Delektable Lil’ Spanker, Davies Evil Weevil, Partridge and a Hare’s Ear, Delektable Sure Strikes, Delektable Elk Hair Caddis Tan and Dancing Caddis Tan. As always you can’t catch fish unless you get out there and get the fly wet.

Keep Throwing Darts! Will

The Upper Madison is without a doubt a pretty cool place to fish. If you look around and take in the beauties of the surrounding mountains hugging the river, it can put many other things aside. If fished right and with the right flies, you have the ability to hammer fish. Colin, a long time friend and college roommate of mine, booked a plan ticket on a Tuesday and flew up that Thursday from Virginia to experience the Maddy. A highlight of the trip was a thorough wading afternoon session above the Westfork. The key was to take our time moving up the river fishing the buckets, banks, seams and slower moving water. HOT FLIES included: Lightning Bugs, Delektable Hammerhead Hares Ear’s, Lime Juice, Delektable Mr Rubber Legs Wire Chartreuse, BH Prince Nymph, Partridge and Hares Ear, San Juan Worms, Delektable Chubbyness Royal, Delektable Halo Tan, Parachute Caddis Olive and Purple Haze. Besides a small incident that involved me breaking Colin’s rod in half it turned out to be a great day and let’s just say we caught a LOT of fish!! Time spent with friends on the river build memories that will last a lifetime, so get out there and explore the river. It really takes time, persistence and hard fishing to figure out how the river fishes, where the fish are and last but not least how to catch them.

Keep Throwing Darts! Will