by Brooks Jessen | Apr 21, 2021 | General
We have had a nice Spring this 2021 mostly on the Bitterroot, with a few real good days on the Clark Fork, Blackfoot, and the Missouri. We’ve been on the sticks for a little over a month now and we are headed to the Mo this weekend for about 1 1/2 months. The...
by Brooks Jessen | Mar 20, 2021 | Bitterroot River, Clark Fork River, General
Well everyone it is Mid March and the big bugs are showing up on the Bitterroot. I haven’t been out floating a bunch this year, February was cold and felt more like the longest month not the shortest. But I’m guiding/ on the sticks today and the age old...
by Brooks Jessen | Feb 18, 2021 | Bitter root, Bitter Root river, Bitterroot River, Black Foot River, Clark Fork, Clark Fork River, drift boats, Fly Fishing
Here we are in the doldrums of February and with them Brooks and I have been discussing mental health. Mental health is a taboo subject no matter how progressive we think we’ve become. Hopefully we can get to a point where we can express that maybe we’re...
by Brooks Jessen | Feb 1, 2021 | awesome clients, Bitterroot River, Clark Fork River, Fly Fishing, Missouri, Missouri River, monster brown trout
Well it’s the first day of February and I am procrastinating fly tying so I will talk about an arguable subject involving hooking fish and playing fish. I’ll also share a factual story from last season. Big fish late in the summer are tough to fool on busy...
by Brooks Jessen | Jan 1, 2021 | General
https://troutzoolamontana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210101_102122-1.mp4 The first thing you learn or should learn when racing motorcycles is during a moto/race is to never look back behind you. If you are worried about who is catching you, you will only lose...
