by Brooks Jessen | Jun 28, 2020 | Bitter Root river, Bitterroot River, Clark Fork, Clark Fork River, Fly Fishing, General, jumping rainbow trout, Missouri River, professional fishing guide, Rock Creek, Salmon flies
We have been kind of all over the map the last couple of weeks. Missouri near Craig back to Rock Creek, upper Bitterroot to the Blackfoot, and mid Bitterroot while taking a daring shot at the Mighty Clark Fork west of Missoula. Most of our rivers are substantially...
by Brooks Jessen | Mar 4, 2020 | Bitterroot River, Brooks Jessen, Clark Fork River, competitive fly fishing guides, drift boats, ego
Guests may not realize this but guides and outfitters are SUPER competitive and a little like ninth grade girls (although that may be a bit of an insult towards ninth grade girls). They are always scheming about how they can get the better of their...
by Brooks Jessen | Jun 23, 2012 | Clark Fork River, friends, Matt Reinhard, my family
I’ve been guiding pretty much every day lately and have had some long time clients and more importantly good friends with me. I am lucky to have been out with Jeff, Shannon, Dana, Bob, Fred, Matt, Luke, Jake, Travis, Sheila, Laura, Bill, Chuck, Allan and...
by Brooks Jessen | Feb 20, 2012 | Clark Fork River, mergansers, shit ducks
I’ve had a lifelong love for ducks. I remember when I was 5 or 6, I’d walk down the 2 track road behind my house a mile or so to all of these small sloughs and ponds. I had a log book and I would log and sketch...
