new to the baitshop. Is the coffee on?

Welcome.  Lots of Montana folks here and some more want-a-bees.

I'm sure you will have lots of advice, soon.  I'm from Pennsylvania.

Where are you in MT?

BEAR

hi, grizz! i'm the dude you were talking to! glad to see you here and if you need anything, just let us know!

i'm out of town right now, but when i get home, i'll post some links for you to my fishing holes and what works good there - should have some pix of decent fish, too!

Well, if you try to compare Pennsylvania trout fishing with Montana, then I have to say that Pa is tough.  We have lots of great streams loaded with trout.

But the streams are small and there is more fishing presure here than out west.  I fished about 8 different Montana streams in September of last year.  Lots of big open water with trout pretty well dispursed through out. 

We have some classic trout streams like the Letort, Yellow Breeches, Spring creek, and others.

If you are passing through, I'd be glad to show you some.

If you are a fly fisherman, then you sort of need to "adjust' you casting techniques for shorter, "quieter" casts.

We have good walley, large mouth, smallie, and muskie fishing.  I'm just getting ready for the spring crappie fishing.  But I've got 2 more weeks of trapping beaver before the fishing thing will start for me.

BEAR

BEAR

grizz -

you bet  - any time i can get out to do some fishing is a good day - i love to catch trout from the bear paws and then smoke them in either maple, alder or apple!

i'll get in touch here soon and give you a run-down on the lakes and streams in the area. some good fishing here and also great hunting if you like that.

talk to you soon -

ron

Pennsylvania sounds like a fishermans dream. Aweome variety. I may take you up on that offer if I'm ever in the pens. area. Hey Rick what part of N.Florida are you from. I was born and raised in Tallahassee and have quite a large family there and throughout georgia. Love to go redfishing and seatrout. If youre ever in Woodville (just south of tallahassee stop into Jerrys bait and tackle and say hi to Scott for me. Tell him alaska mark sent you...lol. Tasunka I totally look forward to hearing back from you and learning about fishing the area and perhaps learning how to smoke some trout if you would be willing to showme some recipes. Awesome Scooter would like to get to Fort benton to get some pictures. I remember passing it on the way from GF and thought would a cool looking town and what better reason then to meet a new friend  

I tried to smoke a trout once....I had a heck of a time keeping it lit.

Anyway, Welcome Grizz

Wing master

Wow grizz, what a small world, I live in Crawfordville, used to live in Woodville, work for the State in Tallahassee, I fish out of St. Marks, Aucilla, or the Econfina, I will stop in at Jerry's and pass the message along and tell them they can find you here. Boats ready and the trout and reds are starting.

 

Rick

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