The Fly Project

Mid-summer fly fishing in Montana means two things: hoppers and caddis. That's what the fish will key on over the next month and a half and if you're looking for success, you'll do the same.

Common carp, a native Asian species, are abundant in central Montana's Missouri River. They are also easy to find and grow to large size, which is a one-two punch any fly fisher appreciates.

A guide to successfully releasing trout during hot weather.

Nick Moore won the recent British Fly Casting Club's 5-weight distance contest while using House of Fly's Ballistic 57 fly line. His record-breaking cast glided 139' 6".

The OC- We Made some changes and we want to share what they are.

WHY WE SELL OUR RODS WITHOUT A ROD TUBE.

Sometime in the fall of 2015, about a dozen of us were holed up at a river house we rented just down river from Prewitt Creek on the Missouri River in Montana. It was late and we had fished all day, so with our minds at an elevated level we began to brainstorm the rules of fly fishing. For some reason it occurred to me to write everything down that night, and assumed I’d never see it again.

We love to fish. Fishing is not a crime. We high five those who swing flies, skate dries, and fish 365. We get loud when things go well, and learn from our toughest days. We nymph, we stalk carp, we strip streamers, we troll, we have fun.

Most people call lake fishing "stillwater fly fishing". Some people consider it boring. The reality is that the wind is seldom still. Wind moves the water and the fish are constantly moving. It's not static or boring to me. At times, it can be very stimulating and fun.

First off, let me explain how this came about; last week a few of us got together for a short day on the water and on the way we had met up at a local gas station. We packed into one vehicle and the conversation got interesting, for most of us. The topic of discussion was cheeseburgers; gas station cheeseburgers.

But a while back, Austin, the newest member of the TFP crew showed us a fly he’d been using on the Missouri River here in Montana during one of our fly tying design sessions. He only had one, and it had obviously been used a lot and the dubbing on the back was barely intact.

The Missouri River is one of the premier tailwater fisheries in the world. If you are on your way up here, this is a list of the best fly shops on the Mo.