musings of an outdoorsman

Colder Temps are a coming

“Dude, what’s going on? Your post count is lagging. Yeah, hard to get motivated when work is smoking me and fishing is thirty miles away, at least.” Well, here we are; It’s September. Starbucks has started selling their “Pumpkin Spice Latte” and the temps are dropping at night, though you

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Subtle Signs Autumn is near.

“Wow! It’s brisk this morning.” Summer is certainly waning. For the first time since I’ve been here, I felt the extra coolness of the morning, as I lie in bed. And after getting up, getting ready and stepping outside, I sure felt it. Summer is definitely coming to an end,

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Waiting for Sunrise, to Fish Big Hole

“Damn, bro, I’ve never seen you on your phone as much as I have this week,” one of my guys said to me.  “Trust me, I wish I could turn it off,” I replied.  That pretty much sums up my week in Butte. The entire week was nothing but one

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Took a Trip to Big Hole River

“I don’t even know why I bother setting the alarm. I always wake up just before it goes off.” It felt like 4am came around far too quickly. I must have really been tired and slept rather soundly. Granted it’s a Sunday, and most people sleep in, but it’s not

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Freestone Fly shop

This isn't my Brown Trout

but I’m going to leave this royalty free image here for inspiration, until I can replace the picture with one of my own.