September 2008

Its Fall in Montana

by Wayne Mumford September 30, 2008

No cold snap yet. Snow has come and gone once but for now its beautiful out there. The wood is for the most part cut and ready. Its time to get back to a little fishing before the ice hammer drops.

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Pikeminnow reward program nets anglers $2000 each

by Wayne Mumford September 23, 2008

Just in case you missed the post on the Pikeminnow rewards program, here’s an update on the anglers who are cashing in. Surprisingly enough I didn’t see KBarton from Singlebarbed’s name on the list. I know he’s been busy trying to figure out how to make his new hydration bag more palatable and keep his [...]

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Ukai, fishing with Cormorants

by Wayne Mumford September 17, 2008

There are lots of ways to catch fish but a traditional Japanese method called Ukai is one that I have not heard of before. Its been around for awhile, 1300 years or so but has long been replaced by production fishing. Basically you put a bunch of Cormorants on leashes, at night, light a big [...]

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Kokanee Salmon Run

by Wayne Mumford September 16, 2008

This is your head on spawn. This is your head not on spawn. I guess we can be thankful that this is not part of our physiological makeup, at least not with the males of our species anyway. Its pretty amazing the transformation that Salmon go through when they enter the spawning phase of their [...]

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Last large meal of the summer

by Wayne Mumford September 8, 2008

Starting in August and lasting till the first frosts the Grasshoppers become a large chunk of protein for Trout as they head into winter. Outside the Fall Caddis this is one of the last large food items a lot of Trout will see till spring. A large, crunchy morsel. In our pasture alone, there must [...]

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Foraging

by Wayne Mumford September 8, 2008

Last fall I made arrangements with the guy I have been cutting firewood on for a couple years to save the last of the wood pile for me for this fall. Well, a couple weeks ago I called him up to see about cutting wood, ” I sold it all to a guy this spring”. [...]

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More soft hackle

by Wayne Mumford September 3, 2008

Two ways to attach a Partridge feather for a soft hackle fly. By the base of the feather. Or by the tip after peeling back a few fibers. This method seems to be easier when tying smaller sized flies because you obviously start down where the feather fibers are smaller. Video

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Snow already?

by Wayne Mumford September 3, 2008

Yep, termination dust, snow. Labor day weekend put down a layer in the Butte/Anaconda area. And a good dusting on the Bob Marshall Wilderness area- good news for bow hunters. It seems that before this summer is over, with good river flows and temps the norm, mother nature is already starting in on next years [...]

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