Planning a Big Trip to Big Sky Country, with Joe Moore
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast
James Hathaway
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2021
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Ever wanted to take a fishing trip to Montana (who doesn't)? For a first trip to the Rockies, generally I suggest people center in the greater Yellowstone area because of the vast amount of public land and great trout streams in that area, which includes portions of Wyoming and Idaho as well as Montana. This week I have enlisted a real expert on that area (not a tourist like me). Joe Moore [@48:55] is a longtime guide and owner of Big Sky Anglers located right in the middle of downtown West Yellowstone. Joe gives us some great tips on timing, tackle, and suggested rivers. Essential knowledge for your post-Covid road trip.
Lots of great questions in the Fly Box this week, including:
How much backing should I put on my 6-weight reel? Is there such a thing as too much backing?
How do I get my significant other into fly fishing?
How can I fish for freshwater stripers in deep, murky water?
Can I use barbless hooks for bass, pike, and musky?
What is the best method for taking water temperatures?
How important is it that nymphs drift in the upright position?
I am taking a high mountain backpacking trip and only want to take one rod. Should I take my 3-weight or my 5-weight?
What is that little spring behind the jaws of my vise?
Do "triggers" on fly patterns work?
Do weed guard interfere with solid takes?
Do jig hooks really hang up less often that standard weighted patterns?
How can I repair a fly line with a cut in it?
Do you know anyone who has switched from casting right-handed to casting left-handed?
Why are triploid trout stocked?
Can I use a sinking poly leader for striped bass fishing?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast. |
| 0:12.0 | This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and this week we're going to be talking about planning |
| 0:18.4 | a vacation. |
| 0:19.4 | I know that a lot of you have been cooped up for a while and really want to get out |
| 0:23.9 | in one of the biggest questions I get is I'm going to Montana for my first time for |
| 0:29.9 | trout fishing. |
| 0:31.3 | What do I do? |
| 0:32.5 | Where do I go? |
| 0:33.5 | How do I plan it? |
| 0:34.7 | So we're going to be talking to Joe Moore of Big Sky Anglers in West Yellowstone, Montana. |
| 0:45.3 | What better way to get advice on planning your first trip to Montana than talking to somebody |
| 0:50.9 | who's been a guide and a fly shop owner in West Yellowstone, Montana. |
| 0:58.2 | He knows the area and the seasons and the hot tips a lot better than I do. |
| 1:04.8 | I've been fishing for Montana in Montana for probably 40 years but Joe does it every |
| 1:10.5 | day and he knows what's going on. |
| 1:12.7 | So hopefully this will help you plan either your first trip or maybe your 20th trip. |
| 1:20.4 | But Joe's got some great advice on seasons and flies and where to go. |
| 1:25.8 | So I hope you enjoy that. |
| 1:29.0 | But first let's do the fly box and if you have a question for me or somebody else at |
| 1:38.3 | Orvis that I can that I can hit up for an answer, you can send me an email at podcast |
| 1:46.2 | at orvis.com and you can either just put your question in the body of your email or you |
| 1:53.6 | can attach a voice file. |
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