A few more days of Craig looking like a frozen wasteland then it looks like another nice break in the weather coming up for the Helena / Wolf Creek area. According to the weather man it’s looking up for the weekend and following week with highs hitting in the high 50s or even 60s! Weekend.. read more →

  Flows Below Holter: 4920 cfs (normally 4950)…. Water Temperature: 36° F…. Flows Below Hauser: 5120 cfs (normally 3670)…. Water Temperature: Mid 30’s…. Looks like winter is back in central Montana for the time to come, highs in the mid to low 30s and lows down in the single digits should return the Missouri River back to typical.. read more →

Final countdown for getting permit applications in for floating the Smith River!! The deadline for applications is Thursday, February 19th with permit drawing results being announced online at MyFWP Monday, March 2nd. Which means you only have 2 DAYS to stop checking out fly fishing blogs, river flows and the Friday Pin up archive on MoldyChum, scrape together some cash and.. read more →

Chewys been on the road a bit with the warm weather and the early ice off checking out some of the open waters from Craig to Gallatin Gateway, over the divide to some local freestones to bring YOU an up to date fishing dispatch from the road. First the local waters… Flows Below Holter: 4920 cfs.. read more →

Me too! Barbecue, baked, broiled & broasted. However the edible critter is not what I am referring to. Those of us who “lose ’em in the summer and tie ’em in the winter” know of what I speak. That incredibly beautiful, genetically spectacular, OMG bird of valuable feathers. The hen gives us the softer with more.. read more →

WATCH THE VIDEO and tour the Orvis Rod Shop in Vermont. read more →

WANTED:  CrossCurrents Fly Shop is looking for a few good crew members. Come live the life others only dream about in the “Trout Capital of the World” – Craig, Montana.  If you have an insatiable appetite for fly fishing and enjoy sharing that passion with others, we have a position for you. Our Fly Shop.. read more →

It’s that time of year–Christmas. It’s a time for Hope, Joy and Peace. And, also Giving! I’m in the type of business that needs everyone to Buy, Buy, Buy so we can Work, Eat and Sleep. I always struggle this time of year with the incessant commercialization of Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, I love.. read more →

A smiling native from the other side of the divide! read more →

Flows have been remaining steady above 4K for quite some time, just above our long time average. Our water temps are also looking good in the mid 60’s at Holter Dam. Not to bad for the middle of August. FIshing has been good with Trico’s in the AM and hoppers in the PM. A little.. read more →