Sam Wike

The Missouri River Fly Fishers hosted its State of The Rivers conference in Great Falls, Mont., in February, which is an annual event that focuses on the health of the Missouri River. Author Sam Wike details what was said, and how Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks believes the fishing will pan out this year. The good news? Lots of large fish in good numbers.

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Unless we get a lot of water, these central Montana lakes will be in tough condition by mid-summer. If you plan to fish stillwater on the Front, you should do so in spring.

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I believe Miami could be the best inner-city fly-fishing community in the United States, with its unlimited waterways and canals, and amazing fish targets, such as peacock bass, largemouth bass, snook and tarpon. All are likely players on nearly all the city’s waterbodies. The problem is this: all the anglers, including young aspiring anglers who use bikes as transportation, know they aren’t really supposed to be fishing those posted waters. So, we got to thinking: What can we do about this?

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The PMD hatch comes off in June and this is one of the few times of the year that large brown trout hold in the shallow shelves, tucked in amongst waving weed beds, gently rising to a mix of PMD’s, spent caddis, and any number of clumsy terrestrials. During a strong PMD hatch the largest browns don’t care too much if it’s full sun, full clouds, raining, or whatever . . . they are there to eat.

4:30am, hours after leaving the Costa Sunglasses party we found ourselves at The Black Pearl in Mosquito Lagoon. This is the spot to find big redfish in clear water, and it's about as close to a tropical redfish trip as you can find anywhere in the world. We visit Titusville, Florida and Captain Scott Maccalla.

This variant works well on Montana’s Missouri River, where I developed the pattern. It’s a simple caddis pattern worth trying, whether you’re fishing Montana or anywhere else caddis are hatching. So, why develop a variant of a proven winner like the Elk Hair Caddis?

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