Trips: Headwaters of the Missouri

Recently got back from fishing & camping along the headwaters of the Missouri River in MT.  This is where the Missouri (longest river in the US) begins.  It’s where the Jefferson, Madison & Gallatin Rivers merge to form the MO River.  Spent 4 days jet rafting back and forth a … Read More

Trips: Northern Lights Panfish

This is Al Harper wondering:  “Do fish react to an Aurora Borealis event as they do to various phases of the moon?”  Many old-time fisherman I’ve met or fished with would keep a careful watch on the moon phases and some would swear they had first-hand knowledge of a cause-and-result link between … Read More

Trips: You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down

The trip that almost wasn’t. But we did it! Thursday, May 9th was our second run at it. JimTurner was ready, but rain and the resulting high flow rates at Montauk threatened to force asecond cancellation of Jim’s graduation trip. Rains at the end of April forced cancellation of hisfirst … Read More