By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist Large flakes of snow fall to the water’s surface, disappearing the moment they land. A moose devours a...
By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist I was riding the chairlift in early February when the gentleman next to me asked: “Six [inches] of...
By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist This might sound like the beginning to Norman Maclean’s treatise in “A River Runs Through It and Other...
By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist It’s 2015 and the holiday marathon is over. Most of us are back to our regular schedules at...
Peace on earth and a trout on your line By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist Is it holiday madness or holiday gladness we’re all...
By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist Anglers often struggle with pinpointing errors in their cast. From a beginner fumbling with their line hand to...
By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist A good fishing client of mine has spent the past six summers working as a campground host in...
Fly fishing benefits us all By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist “You got to load it up with Zap-A-Gap,” my guide says as he...
Options abound for late summer fishing By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist Planning for most local fishing outings usually starts the night before, with...
Grasshoppers, beetles and ants, oh my! By Patrick Straub Explore Big Sky Fishing Columnist A Montana fly-fishing professional’s life is arguably cause for envy. On the...