My friend from Arizona was staying with me last week and we fly fished all over SW Montana.
Had a great time fishing lakes, rivers and streams.
The last day we fished we did the upper Bighole about 7 miles north of Wisdom, Montana.
The day was just glorious and we were treated to catching four kinds of fish.
Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Grayling and Whitefish (galore and up to 19"!)
If we had had more time I would have headed further north (downstream) and tried for a fifth type of fish down where the Rainbows are sometimes found.
I used Grasshoppers mostly but later switched to a small bead head Pheasant Tail nymph under the new screw on top strike indicator (bobber!).
An absolutely beautiful day with much wildlife and bird life constantly in view - everything from Mink to Elk and Curlews to Golden Eagles.
Perhaps the highlight of my fishing during the week was catching what I think was an East Slope Cutthroat about 18" long on a Grasshopper.
The lake he was in was at 8,350' elevation and to say he was "perky" (strong!) was an understatement!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
