THE BMO OUTDOOR BLOG

Cutthroat on the Skwala! It is spring in Montana and that means chasing the most elusive of all stoneflies…the mighty skwala. This is a...

I was in Missoula this past weekend to visit my new grandson/ fishing partner. He is too little to take fishing yet, but it won’t be long ti

This is a special section for Ann, because she did this float with her Dad so many times when she was growing up.

No better way to clear up my old foggy brain than to have a fish smack you right in the face. We laughed and both realized that it was goin

This stretch of river near Superior is known for big fish, caught on tiny flies. The fish in this stretch are big , strong and smart.

I saw a reddish green balanced leach that I had purchased from the Reno Fly shop a few months ago and it looked promising so I tied it on

Day two of our Salmon Fly Adventure in Montana - A Father's Day Grand Slam!

It is Salmon Fly season in the Northwest, and that means you have to be willing to move fast when you hear bugs are on the water.

the big Hexagenia Mayflies appeared all around me. The Mayflies were everywhere and the fish were having a field day eating them.

Last October I planned a fly fishing trip to Montana with a couple of young men that are friends of the family. Drew and Mason both go...

Hanging out at the Reno Fly Shop!

Several months ago I was working in southern Oregon and stopped into the world famous Blackbirds Shopping Center in Medford. I met up...

It was late October in the Pacific Northwest, and the weather was still mild so I figured now was the time to catch a beautiful brook...

Beaver Creek Colorado is a beautiful town just east of Vail on I-70. My brother Pat Matthews was scheduled to paint live in front of the...