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Fresh Water Montana, Missouri River: Picky & Hard Fighting Trout
Posted by shaq (2964 reads)
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Montana Video

We were psyched to get to Montana, finally. This was a fly fishing trip that took 6 months to plan and was revised several times due to budgetary and/or time frame reasons. Originally we were 3 but we ended up as 2 fly fishing travelers and we departed the Albany, NY Airport at 7am. We would travel most of the day and arrive at the Missouri River in the evening. The first day was a blur and we couldn't believe the magnificent scenery. We fished on foot that first night and were rewarded with some small trout but we would find out that the Missouri River trout earn their reputation of being very picky when it comes to the dry fly and they are hard fighters. We saw our backing many times and hooked many more trout than were landed. We spent 2 days on the famed Missouri River, loving every minute of it. The scenery looked as though it were painted on canvas with a brush and the trout were mystical and everything we hoped they would be. In the morning, we had trico hatches and in the afternoons caddis hatches and each hatch was heavy. Through the downtimes, we nymphed and our biggest fish were caught during the nyphing periods. Some of the guides threw hopper patterns and caught fish but we did not try this techniques. This segment is

the first 3 days of our Montana fly fishing trip and represents the largest trout we would catch in our travels.



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Re: Montana, Missouri River: Picky & Hard Fighting Trout
by jeremy http://www.fliesandfins.com
good stuff shaq ... that water does look amazing and you got some killer shots both above and below water. i could relate to the opening shot when your buddy is all amped up on day 1 of the trip .. sometimes the anticipation and that initial day of the trip is the most fun, just total fish junkie adrenaline pumping through the veins ... sounds and looks like the missouri treated you guys well .. what kind of nymph patterns were you nymphing with?


Re: Montana, Missouri River: Picky & Hard Fighting Trout
by jinxed247 http://www.teamcaddis.com
Awesome video and great fish! You guys sure did seem to dial in on them great job and I am sure that your months of preperation paid off well.



Re: Montana, Missouri River: Picky & Hard Fighting Trout
by MarshallD http://www.flyanglersguide.com
Gorgeous fishing...great job on the video! I've fished there near Wolf Creek 3 times and seeing you guys I felt I was along with you. Love the shot of the rising Trout rings. Can't wait for the next installment!



Re: Montana, Missouri River: Picky & Hard Fighting Trout
by waterwhippa
What a great trip! Glad everything panned out for you guys. You got some great shots and nice fish.


 
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