Public Lands v. Madison County

For all of you law nerds, and fish nerds, and nerds in general, the Montana Supreme  Court is hosting oral arguments in case DA 12-0312, Public Lands v. Madison County, at the Strand Student Union Building on the campus of MSU this coming Monday.  Every year the Montana Supreme Court holds this sort of "off-site" event, and this one strikes close to home, as this case regards stream access...something we should all care very much about.  Below is a link to the court docs on the Montana Supreme Court Website in case you want some light reading to get caught up on the case.

Good luck to my buddies down the street with this one.  Go get 'em.

http://supremecourtdocket.mt.gov/search/case?case=15355

Hoppers and Streamers and Itches and Scratches.

As the nights are cooling off and the days are getting shorter, so too does the hopper fishing.  However, there are still a few strongholds here and there where a hopper will absolutely do the trick.  But, with the chilly evenings comes a itch that needs to be scratched.  Perhaps you ran out of CDC emergers a month ago.  You might be running low on egg laying caddis, flashback PTs, and your once overflowing san juan worm section in your bag has dwindled to a meager (pronounced mee-grr, not marr) dozen or so.  Yes my friends, fly tying season approaches.  So, while there are still plenty of fish to be caught (like the one pictured here, photo and fish by Max Wasserberger), as the evenings draw ever closer to closing time, perhaps it is time to organize that station, get it set up, and get ready to scratch the itch.

Our weekly fly tying group called "The Bobbin Droppers" (www.facebook.com/thebobbindroppers) made the KBZK, CBS Channel 7 News!!!  Check out the link below for the clip!

THE BOBBIN DROPPERS ON CHANNEL 7

Fast forward to the 2:13 mark to see The Bobbin Droppers in action!  

Onward and upward!!!