Montana fly fishing trip

[Bucksnbows]

I haven't been back to Montana in 7 years, so I was overdue for a trip to fly fish some more fabled waters.  This time it was the Bighorn and Gallatin rivers with 3 full days floating the Bighorn.  Fishing was epic with black caddis hatching heavily all three days on that river and the fish eating dry flies into the dark hours.  I was out with a buddy and his 3 grown sons who live in the Bozeman, MT area.  We ate well, drank well and caught tons of trout while enjoying the scenery that Montana has to afford.

 

 

A view from our cabin on the upper 3 miles below the Yellowtail dam on the Bighorn:

 

The crew with Dad explaining to his sons how big the one that got away was.....

 

Enjoying a breakfast beer while taking in the views as breakfast was being cooked.  That's the Bighorn River in the valley which flows through the Crow Indian reservation in this high dessert plateau region of eastern Montana.

 

The fish were all wild browns and rainbows on both rivers:

 

The scenery....

 

The bugs (check out the black caddis swarm in the evening sky)

 

and the beer.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rusty]

WOW, what a great trip!! 

 

Beautiful country and pictures.  That beer looks pretty cool too. 

Edited July 18, 2014 by Rusty

[Bucksnbows]

[Haskell_Hunter]

Awesome photos! My favorite one was the cameo of the PBR can. Now that's essential fishing gear and breakfast food!

[LittleM]

B&B that is sweet!  Its been a few years since I've had the opportunity to get back out to MT/WY/ID and your pics are making me JEALOUS.

[BowhunterNJ]

Absolutely awesome! Never fished out there. Beautiful country, looks like you guys had a great time! Thanks for taking the pics and sharing!

 

 

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[redsquirrel]

Cool trip! 

[runum n gunum]

Great pics Bri Looks like you had a hell of a trip

[markbrit]

Very cool. I may go out next year!

[TroutandBucks]

Aww trout
Fishing out west is such a great time

[Bucksnbows]

Aww trout

Fishing out west is such a great time

 

Put up an avatar before I select one for you and it might not be so flattering 

[BowhunterNJ]

Oh boy...be careful...Brian likes to take pictures of fellow fishermen in precarious positions...allegedly.

[Bucksnbows]

There's nothing "alleged" about that photo!