Montana Fly Fishing

Sports Illustrated contributing photographer David E. Klutho travels to Bozeman, Montana to capture Fly Fishing!

SI Staff | Sep 19, 2017

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Montana Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing

When temperatures are warm, the early mornings can provide better fishing.

Fly Fishing

Visiting one of the local outfitters is important to get the current fishing conditions and buying the correct flies for the season and river conditions.

Fly Fishing

Match the hatch is the name of the game. Knowing the native food source can be the difference between success and failure.

Fly Fishing

Tying one on! Fly fishing's famed clinch knot is used to secure line to the fly.

Fly Fishing

Waders give you the ability to be out in the stream and makes netting the trout easier.

Fly Fishing

Hot summer days yield an abundance of grasshoppers, a trout favorite.

Fly Fishing

A quick photo op with a Yellowstone Cutthroat. "Keep them wet" is the mantra fishing in Montana.

Fly Fishing

Bird's eye view watching the anglers on the Lower Yellowstone River.

Fly Fishing

Sometimes being small presents a bigger picture of Montana's vast landscape.

Fly Fishing

The Gallatin River makes for an easy stop along highway 191, pull over, step out, and fish.

Fly Fishing

Yellowstone Cutthroat are eating machines, the grasshopper fly fooled this one!

Fly Fishing

With its rocky terrain, beautiful scenery, and moderate drop in elevation, the Gallatin River sustains life for both a healthy fishery and a recreational paradise.

Fly Fishing

The net is an essential tool to successfully land your catch.

Fly Fishing

When position, bait, and presentation come together, Greg connects on the lower Yellowstone River.

Fly Fishing

PBR bull riding photographer and Montana resident Andy Watson, wets a line on the head waters of the Missouri river.

Fly Fishing

Giving us "the fin" ensures that this trout got the last laugh.

Fly Fishing

The man in the mirror. Fly fishing has long been revered as a time for personal reflection.

Fly Fishing

Always be alert and ready to set the hook, especially for the larger more experienced trout.

Fly Fishing

The art of listening to nature can bring us to a place of solitude and patience.

A beautiful Yellowstone River Rainbow trout makes for the trifecta.

Fly Fishing

An angler tries his luck on the Gallatin River only feet from the Yellowstone Park entrance. A separate additional license is needed to fish in the park.

Fly Fishing

Smoke from Montana's forest fires provide an ominous filter at sunset on the Missouri River.

Published Sep 19, 2017

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