Tippets: Access in Montana, Fishing the Stonefly Hatch

June 6, 2016 By: Erin Block

  • Election years challenge political alliances as well as river access. Ben Long writes about heated tensions in Montana in a recent article on Gear Junkie. “Elsewhere in the West, folks are fond of the adage that ‘whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over,’” writes Long. “In Montana, a more apt saying might be: Water is for fishing and access is for fighting over.”
  • Stoneflies are a legendary hatch of the Western United States. Kris Millgate writes about Pteronarcys californica and what they mean for anglers in this recent piece on Hatch Magazine.