Jim Kuhlman, from Nokomis, FL, with a beautiful Montana brown trout.
I hosted a group on one of my annual destination fly fishing trips to Montana recently. Richard Weintraub, Jim Kuhlman, Greg Huffman and I traveled from Sarasota to Bozeman, MT and met up with Dana Fogle, from Deland, FL and Trevor Elmquist, from Pine Island, FL.
We made the 2-1/2 hour drive to Medicine Lodge, on a 100,000 acre working ranch near the Beaverhead River outside of Dillon, MT, and met up with several other group members, Dennis Kinley, from TX, Chad Oberson, from Sarasota and Steve and Jeff Coburn, from WI and CO, who drove there.
We fished the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson and Madison Rivers with guide Dave King, owner of King Outfitters (406) 596-0209 in Dillon, MT and his talented group of guides and caught some quality fish. I’ve fished with Dave for more than 25-years, he and his guides do a great job and know their fishery well.
This was my first trip to Montana in June, due to being busy with tarpon fishing previously during June and July. We stayed at Montana’s Medicine Lodge, on a working ranch, close to the Beaverhead River near Dillon. MT. Chef Annie, fed us well, which always adds to the experience!
Dennis Kinley, from TX, with a nice looking Montana brown trout.
Dana Fogle, from Deland, FL, with a Montana brown trout.
June fishing was great, with more water, more options and more dry fly fishing. We had morning temperatures in the high 30’s to low 50’s and high’s in the 70’s to low 80’s, which was refreshing compared to Florida. This year’s trip was dedicated to a longtime friend, client and group member, Mike Perez, who passed away recently. Mike had been going on this trip with me since almost day one, more than 25-yrs ago as well as Bahamas, Louisiana and many local guide trips. He’ll be missed but will always be there in spirit!
Capt. Rick Grassett, from Sarasota, FL, with a Montana brown trout.
Greg Huffman (left) & Richard Weintraub (right), both from Sarasota, FL, with Montana brown trouts.
We fished 5 and 6-weight fly tackle and caught and released brown and rainbow trout to more than 20”, several grayling and a brook trout on streamers, dry flies and dry/dropper rigs. The dry fly action was often a “chubby” on top, sometimes with a nymph or with a smaller dry fly dropper and a few other bugs. Wildlife was plentiful, we crossed paths with deer, moose and antelope during the week.
I hosted a group on one of my annual destination fly fishing trips to Montana recently. Richard Weintraub, Jim Kuhlman, Greg Huffman and I traveled from Sarasota to Bozeman, MT and met up with Dana Fogle, from Deland, FL and Trevor Elmquist, from Pine Island, FL.
We made the 2-1/2 hour drive to Medicine Lodge, on a 100,000 acre working ranch near the Beaverhead River outside of Dillon, MT, and met up with several other group members, Dennis Kinley, from TX, Chad Oberson, from Sarasota and Steve and Jeff Coburn, from WI and CO, who drove there.
We fished the Beaverhead, Big Hole, Jefferson and Madison Rivers with guide Dave King, owner of King Outfitters (406) 596-0209 in Dillon, MT and his talented group of guides and caught some quality fish. I’ve fished with Dave for more than 25-years, he and his guides do a great job and know their fishery well.
Jim Kuhlman, from Nokomis, FL, with a Montana brown trout.
This was my first trip to Montana in June, due to being busy with tarpon fishing previously during June and July. We stayed at Montana’s Medicine Lodge, on a working ranch, close to the Beaverhead River near Dillon. MT. Chef Annie, fed us well, which always adds to the experience!
Dana Fogle, from Deland, FL, with a Montana brown trout.
June fishing was great, with more water, more options and more dry fly fishing. We had morning temperatures in the high 30’s to low 50’s and high’s in the 70’s to low 80’s, which was refreshing compared to Florida. This year’s trip was dedicated to a longtime friend, client and group member, Mike Perez, who passed away recently. Mike had been going on this trip with me since almost day one, more than 25-yrs ago as well as Bahamas, Louisiana and many local guide trips. He’ll be missed but will always be there in spirit!
Capt. Rick Grassett, from Sarasota, FL, with a Montana brown trout.
We fished 5 and 6-weight fly tackle and caught and released brown and rainbow trout to more than 20”, several grayling and a brook trout on streamers, dry flies and dry/dropper rigs. The dry fly action was often a “chubby” on top, sometimes with a nymph or with a smaller dry fly dropper and a few other bugs. Wildlife was plentiful, we crossed paths with deer, moose and antelope during the week.
Dennis Kinley, from TX, with a Montana brown trout.
This is an annual trip for me, so if you have an interest in technical fly fishing for big trout or if you want to learn the ropes and travel with an experienced group, please let me know. More photos can be found on my Facebook or Instagram pages. Info on future trips to Montana and Bahamas can be found on the Destination Fishing Trips page of my websites, www.flyfishingflorida.us and www.snookfin-addict.com.
Rick is the owner of Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc. He's a full time fishing guide and outdoor writer based in Sarasota, FL. He’s been guiding since 1990 and is an Orvis-Endorsed fly fishing guide here at CB’s Saltwater Outfitters, the 2011 Orvis Outfitter of the Year.
