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In House of Fly's inaugural podcast, hosts Greg Thomas and Sam Wike sit down with Montana fish-head Fred Telleen. Telleen manages The Trout Shop in Craig, Montana, and is a member of the Freshwater Hall of Fame. He's developed numerous commercially tied fly patterns, including several must-haves for Montana's Missouri River. His take on Alaska and the Missouri make this podcast a must-listen for anyone interested in those locals.

Author Dana Sturn takes an in-depth look at British Columbia's highly regarded stillwater trout lakes and comes away with a newfound respect for Blackwater and Pennask strain rainbows.

Greg Thomas visits Black Bear Lodge on the upper Columbia River in northeastern Washington state and smacks down on a solid Mother's Day caddis hatch and the rivers acrobatic rainbow trout.

The House of Fly crew heads to the Bahamas with several entertaining clients and the entire team comes up with a bunch of firsts. Tag along for the ride as the boys eat like kings, fish like fiends, and walk away with some incredible bonefish and outstanding memories. Fish Camp Bahamas-style!

Whether you call them BWOs, Baetis, olives, slate wings or anything else, read this article, buy these flies, and you are ready for the first solid mayfly hatch of the season. Right?

House of Fly's 2026 Deadman's Bonefish Camp was a great success, with plenty of bonefish brought to hand. Long Island, Bahamas, is known for large bonefish and it didn't disappoint--lots of three to five-pound bones were landed and all the guests got shots at barracuda, permit and triggerfish, too. Evenings were spent eating authentic Bahamian meals, prepped by a local family. All in all, a rousing success.

Sam Wike's home stream is Montana's Smith River and in this blog he goes through his favorite patterns for spring and summer fishing on the Smith. Take these patterns to the Smith River with you and you'll you're sure to catch some great wild trout.

Montana's Rocky Mountain Front offers fertile prairie lakes where the trout grow big and the wind blows hard. Although drought has severely diminished trout populations in these reservoirs, there are still some big rainbows to be had. Fred Telleen, who works for The Trout Shop and House of Fly, put the hurt on a half-dozen of those brutes just yesterday.

Spring fishing on Montana's fabled Missouri River can be super productive . . . if you know how to approach its early season hatches, which include blue-wing-olives, caddis, and pale morning duns. One of the river's most avid anglers, Fred Telleen, tell you how to make the most of this spring fishing on the Missouri.