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“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...

Drift boats VS Rafts!

by Brooks Jessen | Mar 20, 2021

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 dilemma is...

Troutzoola Montana Fly Fishing Partnering with Buckets of Love

by Brooks Jessen | Feb 18, 2021

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 having a...