Montana Trip Report... and proof that 30 inchers exist.

[Trent Jones]

I was out in Montana with a small group of anglers the week before last and had a great trip. We floated the Kootenai River for 5 days with Linehan Outfitting Company and got into plenty of fish. We fished mostly dry flies for Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout, but we also found a couple Bull Trout and Browns as well. Kyle took his personal best of about 25" on the third day.The one thing that surprised me more than the sheer mass of the river was how few other anglers we saw. Lots of good Montana beer and food as well. Libby, Montana is likely not a place you will just happen to be one day, but if you ever want to spend some time on a great western river I would recommend the trip. If you do make the trip please bring back some Huckleberry Jam for me....or anything else with Huckleberry in it...I'm addicted to that crap now. A huge thank you to Linehan Outfitting Company for putting us all on fish, and for helping me connect with my personal best trout, a 30 inch monster Bow!

-Trent

[John Bilotta]

Sounds like a great trip.

On Oct 2, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Trent Jones wrote:

I was out in Montana with a small group of anglers the week before last and had a great trip. We floated the Kootenai River for 5 days with Linehan Outfitting Company and got into plenty of fish. We fished mostly dry flies for Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout, but we also found a couple Bull Trout and Browns as well. Kyle took his personal best of about 25" on the third day.The one thing that surprised me more than the sheer mass of the river was how few other anglers we saw. Lots of good Montana beer and food as well. Libby, Montana is likely not a place you will just happen to be one day, but if you ever want to spend some time on a great western river I would recommend the trip. If you do make the trip please bring back some Huckleberry Jam for me....or anything else with Huckleberry in it...I'm addicted to that crap now. A huge thank you to Linehan Outfitting Company for putting us all on fish, and for helping me connect with my personal best trout, a 30 inch monster Bow!

-Trent

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[arthur...@gmail.com]

That place is definitely a gem. I can't wait to go back!! Awesome fish man. 

Art

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On Oct 2, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Trent Jones <tjon...@hotmail.com> wrote:

I was out in Montana with a small group of anglers the week before last and had a great trip. We floated the Kootenai River for 5 days with Linehan Outfitting Company and got into plenty of fish. We fished mostly dry flies for Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout, but we also found a couple Bull Trout and Browns as well. Kyle took his personal best of about 25" on the third day.The one thing that surprised me more than the sheer mass of the river was how few other anglers we saw. Lots of good Montana beer and food as well. Libby, Montana is likely not a place you will just happen to be one day, but if you ever want to spend some time on a great western river I would recommend the trip. If you do make the trip please bring back some Huckleberry Jam for me....or anything else with Huckleberry in it...I'm addicted to that crap now. A huge thank you to Linehan Outfitting Company for putting us all on fish, and for helping me connect with my personal best trout, a 30 inch monster Bow!

-Trent

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[TurbineBlade]

Wow Trent -- impressive fish.  

One of the greatest compliments any fisherman can receive, is for another fisherman to approach and ask "what are you using/doing?"  ;)  

I would say that an even better compliment, is that I want to have Dalton delete my tpfr account after viewing this report (I'm going on weeks of little to no fishing....though for sound reason).  ;)

Gene

On Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 4:27:00 PM UTC-4, John wrote:

Sounds like a great trip.

On Oct 2, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Trent Jones wrote:

I was out in Montana with a small group of anglers the week before last and had a great trip. We floated the Kootenai River for 5 days with Linehan Outfitting Company and got into plenty of fish. We fished mostly dry flies for Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout, but we also found a couple Bull Trout and Browns as well. Kyle took his personal best of about 25" on the third day.The one thing that surprised me more than the sheer mass of the river was how few other anglers we saw. Lots of good Montana beer and food as well. Libby, Montana is likely not a place you will just happen to be one day, but if you ever want to spend some time on a great western river I would recommend the trip. If you do make the trip please bring back some Huckleberry Jam for me....or anything else with Huckleberry in it...I'm addicted to that crap now. A huge thank you to Linehan Outfitting Company for putting us all on fish, and for helping me connect with my personal best trout, a 30 inch monster Bow!

-Trent

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[Jim Boryan]

Trent,

I'll be up there targeting Browns next week. If you actually want some huckleberry jam, I'll hook it up.

Jim

[Dalton Terrell]

No chance, Gene, you're stuck on here. Do you have a BladeJr running around now?

[TurbineBlade]

Literally any time now brother!  The last couple of weeks have been slow, 1/2 mile walks around various lakes with uh....cough, an UL spinning rod.  

Hey, you gotta adapt -- and those 5" LMB and crappie aren't going to catch themselves.  

Gene

[namfos]

Nice 'bow, dude!

Mark

[Andrew Sarcinello]

Wow - that's an incredible rainbow, nice work

[Andrew R]

Looks like it was an awesome trip. Gotta get out to MT soon.

[tperkins]

Are we sure that's not photo shopped? Nice fish!

[Trent Jones]

Jim, et al,

 

I will take you up on that offer particularly if you can find me some Huckleberry Jam. I opted for a Bison burger instead of a grilled Peanut Butter, Huckleberry Jam, and Bacon Sandwich while we were passing through Idaho and I have regretted the decision ever since. I have tried to concoct my own version but I fear that the Huckleberry Jam may be the piece that puts it all together. I also have a theory that this sandwich needs to be made with minimal amounts of each ingredient. If anyone has some first-hand knowledge please let me know.

 

Oh the joys of TPFR, 30 inch bows, child rearing, and the transfer of artisan jams across state lines, all in one nice little thread. Haha.

 

-Trent

[Scott Stankus]

That sandwich looks like you made it with an iron (on the no-steam setting, I hope). I want one. 

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