Fish Butte's Blacktail Creek

Blacktail Creek brook trout

Butte's Blacktail Creek flows out of the Highlands Mountains and right through town.  This little, urban gem is often overlooked by fly anglers.  Blacktail has tons of access right of the city trail system and has a great population of brook trout.

There are some signs of old Butte along the banks.  These old bottles were fun to sift through.

Blacktail is not your average Montana wilderness stream but it is a great option for a quicky after work or a good excuse to bring a rod when you go on that walk with your significant other or child.

Blacktail near the confluence of Silver Bow Cr with Big Butte in the background

While some sections go through beautiful parks and ranch lands, other sections are very urban.

Blacktail baby geese

Blacktail brook trout

You don't have to travel far to get that small stream fix when you live in Butte.  Check out Blacktail!

Rain, wind, movies, bighorns, and some trout

Bighorn sheep at Holter Dam

Had yet another epic weekend in Craiglandia, USA.  This weekend brought a movie festival, some new friends of the "true local" variety, first-trout-on-the-fly for 2 people, and enough rain and wind to chill you to the bone.  Next weekend will hopefully be a bit warmer as we stay in the neighborhood and stick some Big Hole pigs.

Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival

Some trout are more willing to get the whole, "getting caught" ordeal over with...

BB King - American Blues Legend - Leaves this world

It is a cold, rainy day in Butte, Montana and I've got the blues.  BB King, an American music legend died today.  I was lucky enough to get to see BB live in Missoula about 10 years ago.  The experience changed the way I played my guitar forever and it led me to discover the rest of the blues musicians which  have paved the way for modern country, rock, soul, and folk music.

America will not be the same without BB King!

"Trout Unlimited provides $34K in grants for western Montana fisheries projects"

Check out this article in today's Missoulian Newspaper to see where your Trout Unlimited membership and donations go to.

George Grant Chapter of TU's Annual Meeting

A great weekend on the MO

The Wolf Creek Bridge

Had another great weekend in Craiglandia!  There were some fun times with the locals at the Oasis in Wolf Creek, a great time sharing the world of fly fishing with a first-timer, and lot's of big fish caught.

Contrary to the picture above (which I took Friday night), it was a sunny, beautiful weekend.  The fishing around Craig was weirdly tough but some fish were caught.  The fishing from the canyon down was shit-hot with fish up and rising to march browns and caddis in the bright sun.  My friend, who was new to rowing a drift boat, got me into so many fish it was kind of unreal.

We also ran into this cool guy:

  


































Next week is the Caddis Festival and Drift Boat Drive in and I already can't wait to get back.  I'd rather take a bullet than live more than a couple hours drive from the trout capital of America!