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Fly Fishing Frenzy This year marked the 11th year of our Annual Fly Fishing Frenzy!  To understand the significance from that it’s important to know how it started and where we’ve gone.  We’ll be doing an 8 – 10 part series on all the years we can remember and where we’ve gone and how it’s [...]

This past weekend I was up in Montana, Flathead lake area for small little “Mancation” with some Montana friends.  We planned to visit a skeet shooting course in Polson, golf at the Mission Bay golf course and hit the lake for Up by Flathead lake you have a few good options to choose from for [...]

Frenzy 2012 The 9th annual Fly Fishing Frenzy was a bit out of the ordinary, but some time ordinary leads to a freakin awesome frenzy! First off, we were pretty low on numbers from where we are traditionally.  Dr. G and the counselor were MIA with previous obligations.   So, Big Hoss and Hancey made the [...]

Here are a couple cool videos for you to sit back, watch and relax.  Both come from Montana.  This years Frenzy trip we are heading back to Montana and then ending up in Idaho.  These videos make it so I can’t sit still, I am so excited to go back to Gods Country. Video from [...]

Imago Fly Fishing I was watching a couple of productions from Gin Clear Media yesterday and came across this pretty sweet company called Imago Fly Fishing in their videos.  The places they were traveling, what they were fishing for, and especially the gear they were using really caught my attention. Well as fate would have [...]

Fly Fishing Montana As the the Frenzy 2012 approaches we are contemplating a SW Montana Frenzy.  Fly Fishing SW Montana is one of my favorite places to cast a fly rod for trout! This video depicts the beautiful fish and awesome places to fly fishing in Montana. ENJOY! Fly Fishing Montana 2011 from sam amses [...]

Fly Fishing Gear Here is a great article about a company in Bozeman Montana that is making high end nets. From the Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Mike Greener Blue Ribbon Nets net builder Mark Klette works on smoothing out the inner edges of a new Guide Boat fishing net at the workshop near Four Corners Thursday [...]

A River Runs Through It So, what impact did the book/movie of ‘A River Runs Through It’ have on Montana and Fly Fishing?  Well, Carly Flandro from The Bozeman Chronicle has a great story that answers this question. Here is the story: CARLY FLANDRO, Staff Writer A river, the sound of water flowing over rocks, [...]

Breathe Many of us have been here.  Our daily work starts to engulf us and the only refuge, only way to breathe is to break free to our fly fishing sanctuaries. Breathe. Presented by Imago Fly Fishing. from Imago Fly Fishing on Vimeo.

Facebook Feature I found Ivan’s info on Facebook and after I watch his videos on his Vimeo page and I don’t know how he doesn’t have more people like is Yukon Goes Fishing page.  The blog posts have great content and I love the videos because most of the time he is a one man [...]

Fly Fishing Montana Interesting article from the Helena Independent Record.  Great stats and information. Even though the runoff has been more than years past there are still some great fishing to be had which you’ll see in tomorrows post. ENJOY! Disappointed anglers are putting off their vacations this year with Montana’s blue-ribbon trout streams running [...]

Top 5 College Fly fishing Towns So, you want an education, but you vow to not give up your fly rod and trout passion to do so?  Understandable! For us fly fisherman, it’s in our blood.  For most it is a prerequisite when determining where to go to school.  Fly fishing for trout is a must!  So, [...]

Pics of the Week Frenziers!! I hope everyone had a killer Memorial Weekend. Sorry for the delay and getting a post up, but we are loaded with some good stuff for the upcoming weeks. Today’s pic of the week entails Jake Butikofer fishing in style on this years frenzy fly fishing in Montana, sporting his [...]

With our recent trip to Montana we spent a few days on the Madison River and we shot about an hour of Dave Hancey pulling out one fish after another.  At one point he casted 12 times and landed 7 fish. The Madison River is very special place to the Frenziers.  We have spent many [...]

Fly Fishing Montana There are so many great rivers to fly fish in Montana.  One river that is still on my to do list is the Bitterroot River. Doing some research I came across an article that just stoked that fire to fly fish this river. ENJOY! Great article from Rob Chaney of the Missoulian. [...]

Ditch Bill Here is a great article from Ben Pierce from the Bozeman Chronicle regarding the Ditch Bill. It is a topic that has spurred controversy for quite some time in many different states. A great read. Enjoy! Posted: Monday, March 7, 2011 12:15 am | Updated: 8:30 am, Mon Mar 7, 2011. ‘Ditch Bill’ [...]

By BRETT FRENCH Billings Gazette BILLINGS – Karla Mazel calls her husband’s garage magical. Broken tables and chairs enter, Dan Mazel performs some sleight of hand, and the items reappear amazingly restored. “He’s really talented,” she said. It was this wood-working flair, along with the help of family and friends, that has launched Dan Mazel [...]