A battle of the best hopper patterns By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist Blessed with above average snowpack last winter, and now normal or slightly above-normal...
Fishing a single dry fly By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist Just like spring runoff, getting old is inevitable. My eyes don’t see well enough to...
The golden stonefly, that is By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist The salmon-fly hatch is the most anticipated hatch of the year for good reason—it’s the...
The five best patterns By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist My first float trip as a Montana fly-fishing guide occurred 20 years ago on the Yellowstone...
GALLATIN RIVER TASK FORCE The Fly Fishing Film Tour will make a splash in Big Sky on Wednesday, March 21, at the Lone Peak Cinema with...
By Todd Wilkinson EBS Environmental Columnist As many readers here know, I am also the founder and managing editor of Mountain Journal, a nonprofit, public-interest journalism...
By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist Mention spring creek fishing to your angling friends and you’ll get a myriad of responses—the trout are selective, the flies...
By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist Reports are trickling in, chatter is growing louder in the corners of local fly shops, and pullouts are being used...
By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist “Do you want the good news, or the bad news first,” Eric, my auto mechanic of over 10 years, said...
Do it right to enjoy the season of solitude By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist During my most recent outing on the Gallatin River, my angling...