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Shoveling water in March of 2022! and adventures with SlipKnot pt. 1

by Brooks Jessen | Mar 15, 2022

I started guiding last week. We took some new guests that were awesome to hang with. One guy was an excellent fisherman, and the other was doing pretty well. Water temps on the bitterroot were really low and the fish weren't swimming to the fly. We caught some but...

Tying, Tying all day long, and the ramblings of an old fishing guide!

by Brooks Jessen | Feb 22, 2022

It is February 22 and about -22 degrees below zero. A good time to tie flies I guess. When you first start tying it's pretty fun. Ones new creations catching hungry trout is a blast. Usually the most banged up, ruffled looking flies catch the most fish. Lately...

“Well the weather outside is Frightful” And my old friend Craig’ part 1:

by Brooks Jessen | Dec 19, 2021

Well It's December 19 and winter finally decided to show up. After last year's drought we are in dire need of the much appreciated snow that has been falling and adding to our accumulating mountain snowpack. I would like to share with you some of the reasons...

October is here, time for revival of 2021

by Brooks Jessen | Oct 7, 2021

Well it is officially fall now and 2021 at Troutzoola Montana Fly Fishing is winding down. It has been an extremely busy year with many new guests, and lots of friends who have fished with us luckily returning. The fall is my favorite season and my family and I...

Happy revolutionary birthday USA.

by Brooks Jessen | Jul 6, 2021

June was a crazy month from our business standpoint. The weather was bi polar. We were on the MO a bunch, with my wife and I staying in our camper. Then we'd bomb back to Rock Creek, then back to the Mo, back to the Blackfoot, then Mo, back to Rock Creek, and even a...

2021 Spring fly fishing Photo Collage here at Troutzoola with new friends and old!

by Brooks Jessen | Apr 21, 2021

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 weather...