Fly Fishing Road Trips
Good People      Good Water       Good Fish

On our first trip to Montana in September 2010, we had everything, two Labrador Retrievers (Maggie & Baguette), Kayaks, Bikes, and Fly Rods.  At the last minute, we found a four-bedroom cabin in Bozman, MT, right on a small trout stream with Cutthroats and Browns.

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Brackett Creek runs behind our cabin and finally runs into Yellowstone River.  So, now I have a week to catch my Montana Trout.  We also will experiment on other waters, including the Gallatin River; see the pictures below.

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My dogs Maggie and Baguette were in their twilight years.  Maggie was the best trout dog I ever had.  She loved being in the river but didn't start fishing with me until she was 9.  Maggie was 11 in Montana.  When I hooked a fish on this trip, she jumped in the river, put it in her mouth, and lay it in front of me unharmed.  Crazy!

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My first trout on Brackett Creek was easy, about 30 minutes, and it was cutthroat.  The best story was about fishing with Maggie before sunset.  Maggie and I were sitting on the side of Brackett Creek, exhausted.  I spent three months on the couch at home after three surgeries fixing my shattered ankle in a hockey-related accident.   Maggie's head would snap at every fish rise so that I would cast to her snap. Fishing with a dry/nymph dropper, to my surprise, I landed a double. 

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Montana Done!