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A review of the Simms Freestone Stockingfoot Wader
Great waders do not have to break the bank. Simms’ Freestone® Waders are engineered for strength, with center-seam construction to combat abrasion leaks and articulated knees for uninhibited mobility. And as for that South Island backing-packing mission that’s been gnawing at your imagination for years? Well… now you have an excuse to splurge. Features Center…
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A Review of The Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack
Streamlined, ergonomically-inclined, and built with a bulldozer blade’s worth of versatile storage, Simms’ Headwaters Guide Hip Pack is the largest hip pack in the lineup. Features include a molded front panel that safely stows a grip of gear and opens into a large workbench for convenient steam-side use. The main zippered compartment has an…
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Bitterroot Fishing Report – 7/3
The Bitterroot has started dropping pretty well, which is what we’d like to see if we want the fishing to pick up. Reports from the upper stretches, and from the East and West forks, are marginal. As was stated this past weekend, the Bitterroot shouldn’t be your first local option. If you do go out,…
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Rock Creek Fishing Report – 7/3
Float fishing season is over on Rock Creek as of this morning. It’s all wade fishing now, which is good news, because the flows are under 1000cfs and dropping fast. Golden stones, caddis, and green drakes are the ticket now, as the salmonflies have tapered off considerably. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, bullet…
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Blackfoot River Fishing Report – 7/3
With the rain gone, the Blackfoot is now dropping again, and has gone below 3200cfs. It’s getting hit hard, seeing as though it’s the only reliable river to be floating right now. We’ve been seeing good numbers of salmon flies, golden stones, yellow sallies, BWOs and caddis. The best fishing is still right off…
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Missouri River Fishing Report – 7/3
For some reason, the Missouri has risen nearly 2000cfs in under a week, now above 6000cfs. I don’t really have an explanation for it, but it surely has something to do with filling up the Missouri chain of lakes. Ideally, fishing shouldn’t be bothered too much, as it has been fishing really well. When the…
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Bitterroot Fishing Report – 6/29
The Bitterroot has hit its rain-induced peak, and has started to come down. It’s still going to be tough fishing, as it has been for the last couple weeks. The West Fork is fishing reasonably well, but it’s ripping still. The Bitterroot shouldn’t be your first local option. For nymphs, use pheasant tails, caddis pupae,…
