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That moisture we were looking for.........

I am as closed to a drowned rat as a fly fishing guide can get. Thank God I wasn't alone. All week I have been saying the Mantra. " Every day like this will give us another awesome day in August " Repeat. Everyone has been freaking about moisture and apparently someone was listening. Times like these you just push through it and fish. That we did and the fishing was good. Now I have a date with a Hot shower and a Cold beverage. Will write more when my hands unthaw. Tight lines, Brandon Come see us at www.fivevalleysfishing.com P.s Nolte this buds for you.

On like Donkey Kong

So runoff has begun, and we are up on the Missouri for at least a couple of weeks. All I can say is its off the hook. We had 7 doubles today! 3 in the first the first half hour. The entire river is fishing well even in the sun. Caddis, mayflies, and the usual tailwater buffet. The MO has smart trout by anyones standards, but this time of year they have forgotten last years lessons. We make them pay for these mistakes. For a while you can whack em on dries on heavier tippets and get away with things that will get you killed 6 weeks from now. If you have never been here, you need to come, it can be life changing. Good to see old friends, fish in familiar waters, and to put the hurt on some truly huge trout. What else is there? Tight lines and good times, Brandon

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A bump in the system

So we had 3 eighty degree days in a row last week. YES in April in Montana... UNBELIEVABLE is the one word summary. So it through all our rivers off kilter, and to guide we headed off to the MO. (twist my arm right.) Half of the state was there, the rainbows are off spawning, and the wind sucked, or blew I should say. Beginner clients + big wind = no bueno. That being said we fished hard and got it done. One kid landed a stud brown over 20 (his first trout ever) and everyone caught fish. The moral of the story is rivers bump, wind blows, and our guides deal with it. Git Er Done..............come and see it for yourself www.fivevalleysfishing.com

Friends

I had a chance to fish with some old buddies this weekend on the other side of the mountains while attending the Simms Ice Out. It's so nice to see old friends and get the rods bent. I think certain people just click and its always fun to fish in those situations. My friend I fished with and I share the same mind set. We pick the same patterns, we row and guide alike and most importantly we fish with the same level of intensity. A good fishing buddy is a great thing and it's always good to see them. Don't get me wrong the quiet sport is a ton of fun by yourself, but sometimes its nice to share the silence with a friend and a couple cold ones. tight lines, Brandon

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Why we fish.

I got to thinking the other day, call it an early mid life crisis. Why do I do this? Why have you chosen this path? After all its long days, financially unstable, hard on your body, and on the wrong day hard on your spirit. Not to mention the toll this lifestyle can take on relationships... I wonder sometimes if my ex girlfriends have their own testimonials web page floating around out there. I recently went to the Keys and landed a beautiful permit. It was incredible and classic, there are those moments. There are also the moments like the time my client had on this awesome bull trout in high water. I dropped anchor jumped out of the boat and netted it, only to come up victorious hearing the reel scream as my clients continued down the Blackfoot without me. The fish was "landed" but not "boated" because the boat was 75 yds downstream.....I caught up with them and the day was saved, but I almost died of a heart attack right there on the side of the river. My point is whether you are running across the flats or in your backyard, the Blackfoot, you never know whats going to happen. One thing I do know is, It's all good, and that's what keeps me coming back for more.......Tight Lines, Brandon

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