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 26, 2020 | Bitterroot River, Black Foot River, drift boats, Fly Fishing
Hey guys I hope everyone is staying healthy both physically and mentally. Our family has been trying to make the best of these last few months of social distancing. We’ve tied flies, home schooled, watched a lot of movies, learned how to better play pinochle,...
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 | Mar 14, 2012 | drift boats, Idaho Falls, Jackson Hot Springs, Old flies
We floated a few days recently and we’re pretty much ready to roll. Dropper fishing is good and surprisingly streamers have been getting bit even on sunny days. Patch sent me some pics of some adult skwala’s. Its Time!!! My family...