| Hopper Infestation
USDA predicts outbreak
 Great news for those planning your Montana
fly fishing trip for late July and August. The United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just reported that this summer is
in for a severe grasshopper infestation. Charles Brown of the USDA
stated that based on recent federal surveys many western states,
including Montana, may see the most severe hopper outbreaks in the last
30 years!
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| Fishing Philosophy
Zen vs. 'The Dude'
 Many of our loyal Montana Fish Bum Blog followers have asked why the
fishing reports are always so varied this time of year. The short
answer: it's spring fishing. We have to go back a ways for the longer,
geek-ier answer. All the way back to ancient China and the philosophy of Yin/Yang. The
Chinese philosophy of Yin/Yang espouses how seemingly contrary forces
are interconnected in the natural world and how these forces give rise
to one another... Read More... |
April is an exciting time of year for all of us, as we begin to feel the first true signs of spring; green grass, warmer days, buds on the trees and the first of the major hatches of the fishing season. 
We've added another section to the Montana Fish Bum Blog entitled, "Hatch Watch". Many of you have been following this section already, but we hope to keep you informed as to the current hatch conditions and what's on deck in the future. 
