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Getting Even With One

Freestone — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:23:31 +0000

These aren’t fish I shoot often, but enough is enough sometimes when dealing with toothy predators. This one got a little to interested in me while hunting wahoo in the blue water and fell to my new 57″ gun.

Back From the Dry Tortugas

Freestone — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:16:51 +0000

I spent the last nine days covering 600 nautical miles in the Gulf of Mexico spearfishing multiple species of fish along the way. All fish were shot free diving in depths from 50-180ft. We hunted on offshore shipwrecks, navigational towers, hard bottom, and living coral . We returned home with full fish boxes and plenty [...]

Testing the Sage VXP 5 WT

Freestone — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:42:29 +0000

Well no, this wasn’t really a product testing trip. More of a “drink some Bourbon while the wife is on vacation” type trip. We headed over to the Clearwater Drainage of Idaho to rope a few Steelhead. Eventually I broke a rod, and since my buddy was using my back up I grabbed whatever rod [...]

The 2013 Fishing Season Begins!

Freestone — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:15:01 +0000

Angler Joe Beckman of Nebraska fished with his dad and Uncle on Georgetown Lake On Thursday (pictured with Ross Hodek). Joe fished hard despite the -5 temps outside the shack, and iced a few more Salmon than his dad did at days end. The bite was slower than it has been in the last couple [...]

Lolo Creek in Real Rough Shape

Freestone — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:14:12 +0000

Too bad we have been dealt such a dry month, good thing is the alfalfa on the OZ is looking prime. Lower Lolo Creek ( a prime Bitterroot Spawning Tributary) is flat out dry (as dirt buster) in places with no help (water) anywhere in sight. There needs to be a resolution to this at [...]

Part 2 of Pete and the Cutthroat !

chris — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:55:48 +0000

Guided float trip – $395 1-Dozen flies -$23 Getting “Bitch Slapped” by a Giant Cutthroat that you thought you had just tamed – PRICELESS !!

Does the Trout Count Towards My Limit?

Freestone — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:45:39 +0000

The sun is back and it is warming up quickly. There are still plenty of bugs out there, the fish are just getting a little tougher with every sunny day. Time to downsize…. or fish the Hopper if you haven’t been there yet. Drop something they can’t resits off the back….I like purple floaty ones [...]

Save a Trout. Thump a Pike !!

chris — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:53:23 +0000

All the local rivers spanked ‘em yesterday with the trout still willoing to eat a variety of bugs from Goldens and Sallies, PMD’s, and any big foamy with legs! With todays cloud cover, there should be much of the same result. The trout slowed down a bit on the Bitterroot when the sun finally popped yesterday [...]

I Dig Clouds

Freestone — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:50:51 +0000

After yesterdays perfect cloud cover today might be a little tougher-it looks to be painfully sunny out there again. Not that the sun is all bad, but the dry fly action really takes off when the sun is masked even a little. I remember some awesome fishing days under the haze of smoke in the [...]

Nice Goin’ Jada !

chris — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:51:47 +0000

Jada decided to try an alternative spot since the Bitterroot was still on the high side and it seemed to pay off!! If she’s not chasing big whitetails or rollin’ turkeys, she gets out her pink Ross set-up and slays the big rainbows ! The Bitterroot only dropped 50cfs overnight with the warm weather yesterday [...]