by Brooks Jessen | May 26, 2023 | Beaverhead River, beavers, Bitter root, Bitter Root river, Bitterroot River, Black Foot River, Clark Fork River, craig MT camping
We’ve had some excellent Spring Fishing the last couple of months. We’ve mainly been on the Missouri with a few stints on the Clark Fork, Bitterroot, and the Blackfoot. I guided for a permit holder on the Bighole river a few days. I also have been doing...
by Brooks Jessen | Apr 22, 2022 | awesome clients, Bitter root, Bitter Root river, Bitterroot River, Black Foot River, Brooks Jessen, Clark Fork, Clark Fork River, Clark Fork Toads, drift boats, Fishing updates and other fishy gossip, Fly Fishing, friends, General, guide success, Missouri, Missouri River, my family, professional fishing guide
This Spring of 2022 has been a bit colder than normal but we have had some nice windows offering excellent fishing. We started out on the Missouri in March where we were more winter fishing, pink scuds, amex, nymphing some midge stuff and put some awesome bows...
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 | Apr 25, 2020 | Bitter root, Bitter Root river, Bitterroot River, Fly Fishing
Most of our days lately have been super quiet, as I’m sure they are for most folks. Again, as with most of the world our business has been on hold. I don’t want to talk about all the things we are all missing, today I’d like to be appreciative. We...
by Brooks Jessen | Jun 18, 2012 | beavers, Bitter root, elk, moose
I was on the river today with two real good friends and long time clients, when a cow moose swam the river in front of us.It made me think of about some of the animal encounters I have had over the years and moose and bears seem to get the most attention. A...
by Brooks Jessen | Mar 23, 2012 | Bitter root, Skwala's
I’ve been guiding the last 4 days on the Bitterroot. It was cold, snowy, and windy for 3 days, we caught some fish on dries but for the most part we had to get em on droppers. SJ worms and stonefly nymphs worked best. Yesterday they...
