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 →
CrossCurrents Fly Shop would like to announce the recent addition to our crew – Ben Cooley. Just like the “Golden Bear” CrossCurrents Fly Shop is ‘Ready for Service’, and so is Ben. We may not be the Navy crew of over 600 mates aboard the USS Sacramento that for over a year Ben called home, but.. read more →
We (humans) think that finding, catching & landing fish constitutes enjoyment. YUP! It is fun. It is a past-time thousands of guys & gals pursue.The vast majority of us who seek trout will handle them carefully, fish a barb-less hook and release them so someone else can have an opportunity but more importantly that hen or.. read more →
The grin on Taylor’s face says it all. One still frame, commemorating a beautiful fish, on a perfect evening, might be all we have to look back on. However, as most troutbums know, each fish carries with it it’s own unique story, fueled by the frustrations and elations that go hand in hand with dry.. read more →
We’re all pretty spoiled as anglers on the Missouri: huge hatches, large fish and relatively light angling pressure during the evenings make it one of the best places on the planet to fish. Even though we have thunderstorms projected everyday for the next week, the fishing should only get better and better. The key is to find.. read more →
When it’s 27 BELOW Zero outside -with no chance of fly fishing unless you jump on an airplane and head to lower latitudes -it’s fun to read about the life I live. As I was reading this, I was recalling how it fit perfectly with so many of my customers and I could actually see.. read more →
Fire bead, hot bead, hot head, orange bead, or whatever you want to call a pattern that is tied with a bright orange metallic thing at the head. Rumors of their success quietly circle their way around the shop, nobody really admits they are working. It’s like there is a secret, but everybody knows it… read more →
It feels like July out on the river, not because of the weather or the shorter days. Mostly it’s just all the traffic on the river. Some of the river closures have been lifted around the state, but people are still flocking to The MO. Maybe it’s just the good fishing… read more →
Have you seen this bear? I will give you a hint, he doesn’t move much. Look close! We have had a run of some cooler days here recently. The cloud cover has been nice for the fishing too. Today will have more sunshine, a high of about 85 degrees, zero chance for precipitation and it.. read more →
