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The Sunrise Fly Shop guide service is among the best in Montana. Guided Fly Fishing float trips on the Big Hole River, Beaverhead River, Jefferson and Madison River is our specialty. The fly fishing guides at the Sunrise Fly Shop are not only focused on helping you catch trout, but they are genuinely concerned with making your Montana fly fishing vacation the fishing trip of a lifetime

2011 Salmonfly Prediction

Info Sunrise Fly Shop - Monday, April 04, 2011
Salmon Flies are maybe the most impressive of all the insects that we get on the Big Hole River.  These orange and black behemoths can grow to over two inches, and during early to mid June are crawling on every willow on the Big Hole.  These oversized flying bugs are such an amazing meal for the fish, that nearly every trout in the river is looking up just waiting for a Salmon Fly to hit the water. 

 

There is nothing in the world like throwing a 2 inch dry fly along a cut-bank under an overhanging willow, making the perfect mend to keep the fly tucked tight to the bank, and then seeing the mouth of a twenty-plus inch brown trout come up and grab your foam imitation.  It is am exhilarating experience that every angler should experience at least once in his or her life.

 

With the amount of snow that we have in the mountains during this 2011 spring, and the temperatures that we have seen so far this spring, we are predicting that the Salmon Fly hatch will be arriving slightly later than usual.  Having said that, predicting the timing of the Salmon Fly hatch is nothing more than a blind guess, but our Big Hole River Guides think that June 13th to June 26th sounds like a probable prediction to me.  Contact us today to book your trip. 

Chasing the Salmonfly Hatch: Big Hole River Part II

Info Sunrise Fly Shop - Saturday, February 19, 2011

Trout pack on the pounds during the Big Hole River Salmonfly hatch.  It is not uncommon to catch a trout and see Salmonflies crawling out of their gills.  There are three stages of the Salmonfly: egg, nymph, and adult.  These creatures of nature will live for 2 – 4 years as a nymph before they become an adult.   Several factors need to occur before these flies emerge as adults.  The Salmonfly needs a constant water temperature in the 55-degree range for a steady period before they hatch.   When conditions are just right these nymphs swim towards the bank to hatch.   Salmonflies like to crawl onto willows and down trees on the banks to then shed their shucks and become an adult.  You will find these flies most susceptible to trout as wind blows them off willows onto the water, or the females are flying over the water dropping their eggs into the water.  These flies struggling on the surface while the females drop eggs and trout are waiting to slurp them up. 

The Sunrise Fly Shop has many hand-tied Salmonflies that are proven patterns that work on the Big Hole River, and Madison River.  For more information on this incredible hatch, fly patters and booking your next fly fishing vacation contact the Sunrise Fly Shop.  


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If you love to fly fish, you need to fish the rivers of Southwest Montana.  Sunrise Fly Shop is the premier fly fishing shop serving Southwest Montana, providing fly fishing guide services for Southwest Montana fly fishing trips and vacations, as well as guided trips to fish for big aggressive trout in Patagonia, Chile.  We also provide the most up to date Montana fly fishing reports on the Big Hole River, Beaverhead River, Jefferson River, Madison River, and the Patagonia region of Chile. We are located in Melrose, Montana, close to Bozeman, Missoula, Dillon and Twin Bridges. We also have a completely stocked fly shop on the banks of the Big Hole River with the best  fly fishing gear from Simms, Scott, Ross, Winston, and Hatch, and the largest selection of premium fishing flies in the area. For more information on the best Montana fly fishing guide service and southwest Montana vacations, or to fly fish in Patagonia, Chile, contact owners and licensed fly fishing guides Eric Thorson or Ryan Barba at (406) 835-3474 or at sunriseflyshop@hotmail.com.