Fly Fishing in Montana - Fishing with a Guide

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During my recent trip to Montana for my first Fly Fishing Experience I had the opportunity to spend 2 days with a guide.  Now I went into this with a level of apprehension for a couple of reason.  First was my lack of experience. I had just learned the basics of fly casting the day prior and knew I wasnt very good.  This lead to the 2nd reason, not wanting to look like a fool....

Fly Fishing in Montana - A First Experience

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Several Months ago, my brother in law suggested we go fly fishing in Montana.  I have never been fly fishing before so I thought this would be a grand adventure, and it turned out it was.  I spent those several months researching thing I would need leading up to the trip (you can read about that here).  I purchased my required things and we were off.  My flight left from Philadelphia at 6am and I landed in Bozeman Montana at little after 11....

Learning Fly Fishing - Just the Start

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A few months ago, my brother in law suggested that he and I go to Montana in order to go fly fishing.  I thought this was a great idea, but at that point I had never been fly fishing in my life.  When I was younger, I had a mentor that would fly fish on our backpacking trips and I was always entralled with the idea and majesty of fly fishing.  Unfortunately I never had the opportunity to learn the sport....