Be aware of spawning fish By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist Spring season is a delightful time for local area anglers—the opportunity to ski exists for...
By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist There’s a rock on the Gallatin River not far from my fly shop that we call “Brad Pitt Rock.” Upon...
By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist Mid-March means glory season here in Big Sky—bluebird days on the ski hill and the potential for dry flies on...
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...
By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist Fly fishing is a sport of progression. First, the cast is learned. Second, an understanding of flies is essential. Third,...
By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist My fly-fishing rod is always rigged to fish the Gallatin River. But for the past few days, it’s been a...
By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist Halloween means costumes and frosty pumpkins. It also means the season of “wet-wading”—or fishing without waders—is over. Many of my...
Fish any of these patterns to find the big fish By Patrick Straub EBS Fishing Columnist As the morning frost thickens when September passes and October...