Montana Fly Fishing
Sports Illustrated contributing photographer David E. Klutho travels to Bozeman, Montana to capture Fly Fishing!
When temperatures are warm, the early mornings can provide better 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.
Match the hatch is the name of the game. Knowing the native food source can be the difference between success and failure.
Tying one on! Fly fishing's famed clinch knot is used to secure line to the fly.
Waders give you the ability to be out in the stream and makes netting the trout easier.
Hot summer days yield an abundance of grasshoppers, a trout favorite.
A quick photo op with a Yellowstone Cutthroat. "Keep them wet" is the mantra fishing in Montana.
Bird's eye view watching the anglers on the Lower Yellowstone River.
Sometimes being small presents a bigger picture of Montana's vast landscape.
The Gallatin River makes for an easy stop along highway 191, pull over, step out, and fish.
Yellowstone Cutthroat are eating machines, the grasshopper fly fooled this one!
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.
The net is an essential tool to successfully land your catch.
When position, bait, and presentation come together, Greg connects on the lower Yellowstone River.
PBR bull riding photographer and Montana resident Andy Watson, wets a line on the head waters of the Missouri river.
Giving us "the fin" ensures that this trout got the last laugh.
The man in the mirror. Fly fishing has long been revered as a time for personal reflection.
Always be alert and ready to set the hook, especially for the larger more experienced trout.
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.
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.
Smoke from Montana's forest fires provide an ominous filter at sunset on the Missouri River.