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Back in Jay’s February Room of the 1990s, there wasn’t any foam to be found, and he relied on traditional dry flies, like the age-old Stimulator. In the latest installment of The February Room, Missoula guide Jay Dixon reflects on the good old days of trout fishing in Western Montana.…
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“Army Man” was one of the first dry fly patterns bestowed upon me when I relocated to Western Montana. A product of Al Pil’s February Room, that one fly produced one of my most memorable days on the Bitterroot River. When I first moved to Missoula I was having a…
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With the salmonfly hatch looming, here’s the dirt on patterns, presentations, and safety for fishing salmonflies on fast-flowing freestone rivers. Fishing salmonfly hatches on freestone rivers, like those around Western Montana, is one of dry fly fishing’s most exciting opportunities but requires a specialized approach. I arrived in western Montana…
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