Visiting the Madison in June?

These with a chartreuse wire tag worked big time in the channels section at Valley Gardens just South ( up river of Ennis Lake ). Try # 12 & 14. There are some huge trout in this section and when I was there in June 18 – 30, ‘04, while majority of the FF [...]

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Here they be….

Owens Serendipity
Hook: TMC 5262, #12-18
Thread: Gordon Griffithh’s 14/0, Benichi 12/0, Uni 8/0 – Black
Abdomen: 1/3 hank Brown Zelon, 1/3 hank Olive (DK) Zelon 1 strand Peacock Krystal Flash, 1 strand Rusty Brown Krystal Flash (twist together, wrap forward).
Wing: White Zelon
I was goofing around one day with some old, unused Mustad hooks and [...]

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Montana – 2004 ( More )

Well, I was there for 3 1/2 months…

Madison Rainbow – in and out of the H2O for less than ten seconds… Scott G, 10ft. 5WT

10 days of drifting…

with this guy and,

this guy, Craig (in the boat) and THE WHITEFISH KING…

There were LOTS of these, Madison River… T&T Paradigm, 9ft., 5WT

Madison River Brown, Channels section…. [...]

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Montana – 2001

Stillwater River above Swallows

Ally down in Beartrap Canyon, Madison River

Ally below Varney Bridge on the Madison with MY fiberglass Winston…oooopppss, Sage SP….

Ally, outside Ennis, hoping to net something… WINSTON 1975 “STALKER”, 7 1/2ft. 4 WT (SF Manu.)

Road from NYE, MT to the Stillwater…

Ally catching a Rainbow below the handicapped access – Stillwater River, that’s the [...]

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Montana -2004

Montana Hannas, August 2004

This is our…Montana, road to Red Lodge…

Michael, 2004, the cows were impressed!

Madison, $3.00 Bridge, Sunset 2004

A cold day in September, only me at $3.00 Bridge – 2004

Continental Divide, Ennis, MT – 2004

Same place, Ally’s favorite – creme brule

Stillwater,towards Buffalo Jump, 2004

Stillwater, towards Absarokee – 2004

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What a BH Wire Weasel can do….

It catches both of these fish!!!

Madison River, late July, 2004 – His and mine….( both on BH Wired Weasel)

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Here are some new ones….

SH Bead PMD Emerger

Hook: TMC 2488, 14-18
Thread: Gordon Griffiths 14/0 Brown
Shuck/tail: Brown Zelon
Abdomen: Rusty Brown Goose Biot ( fringed up ) Wapsi
Rib: Largutan fine gold wire
Underwing: kinky light dun zelon
Thorax: PMD yellow, Stalcups
Bead: Gold glass, 15/0
Wings/legs: Partridge
I fish this fly on the swing or with the Leisenring lift. It is a take off of Craig [...]

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