Jake Adelman

Jake Adelman is the General Manager at Montana Troutfitters (1716 W Main St, Bozeman, MT) and an alumni of MSU. You can find more of his thoughts on fishing at www.troutfitters.com

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Arts and Crafts for Adults: Tying Flies

Jake Adelman

Summer is fading into fall and soon winter will be arriving in the valley. Anglers will begin chasing fall brown trout while watching cottonwoods morph into colorful works of art before littering the rivers with bright leaves in preparation for…

The Nocturnal Stone Hatch

Jake Adelman

The Nocturnal Stone also known as the Midnight Stone or “Mr. Midnight,” is one of the lesser known stonefly hatches we see on the water around Southwest Montana. Nocturnal’s will hatch on most freestone rivers in Southwest Montana…

10 Flies That Catch During Spring Runoff

Jake Adelman

Spring runoff is an annual occurrence here in Montana and while it limits the water we can fish, there are plenty of fishing opportunities to be had.  Below is a list of our favorite patterns to use during the spring runoff period.  There…

Fly Fishing in the Wind

Jake Adelman

Living in Montana we are lucky to be surrounded by beautiful rivers, amazing mountain peaks, and rolling fields. However, there is one downside to living in the gorgeous topography that exemplifies the greater Southwest Montana…

Arts & Crafts For Adults: Tying Flies

Jake Adelman

Summer is fading into fall and soon winter will be arriving in the valley. Anglers will begin chasing fall brown trout while watching cottonwoods morph into colorful works of art before littering the rivers with bright leaves in preparation for…

High Temps Cool Waters

Jake Adelman

It’s a way of life in Montana--the winters are cold and the summers are hot. With this year’s sub-par snow pack and an early heat wave, we’ve already experienced some fishing restrictions on our local water. While the main rivers…

Twenty Four Hours: Pike or Bust

Jake Adelman

With business picking up at Montana Troutfitters, and schedules getting tight, Justin King and I decided to plan one last pike trip before we were totally swamped with work. Our window was tight, we only had Thursday to fish and had six hours of…