Montana Fly Fishing Guide West: West of the Continental Divide
Posted by admin on Friday, December 25th, 2009
Product Description
Montana offers fly fishers more than a little bit of everything. From classic rivers holding trophy rainbows and browns to high-country wilderness lakes filled with unsophisticated native cutthroats, out to high plains reservoirs and their own windswept version of this sometimes arcane pursuit, Montana presents several lifetimes of angling experiences. With so much to fish – and so little time to do so – fly fishers need John Holt’s Montana Fly Fishing Guide West… More >>
Montana Fly Fishing Guide West: West of the Continental Divide
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D. A. Wisemanon 25 Dec 2009 at 4:26 pm 1A very well-written, thorough review of what is simply an immense topic. I just recently moved to western Montana, and I’ve found the guide an extremely useful reference.
Rating: 5 / 5
Mike Jeffersonon 25 Dec 2009 at 4:26 pm 2You really can’t go wrong with this book. It is invaluable and the information is original and entertaining.
My only negative is I would have liked the option of buying a more epxensive book with full color photos and more scenery shots of each river.
Rating: 4 / 5
G. Martinon 25 Dec 2009 at 6:58 pm 3I ordered both the East and West Books by Holt. The copyright was 1995 and 1996. I called Lyons Press and these are the most recent books available. Lyons Press just reprinted them in 2002, but nothing was updated or rewritten from the original books. So beware, the content is 10+ years old, even though the covers are 2002 vintage.
Rating: 3 / 5
Loopyon 25 Dec 2009 at 9:24 pm 4I just got this book and have not begun to read it but the first thing I noticed was that the copywrite date is way off. The book I got was published in 1995, but the web site says 2002. A lot can change in 10 years. I am debating as to whether to return it and get a newer book.
Rating: 2 / 5
D. Weikerton 26 Dec 2009 at 12:02 am 5First, FIX THE DATE IN THE DESCRIPTION AMAZON!!!!!
In spite of Loopy’s warning I ordered this book in hopes he had just received old inventory. Wrong! I received the same 1995 book and when I complained to Amazon they sent me a replacement. Another 1995 book. While the information in the book appears good, it’s describing conditions over 10 years old which could be a lifetime for a trout stream. The Clark Fork, for example, is described as “teetering between two possible futures-magnificence and ruin.” My online research has indicated the Clark Fork has continued to recover nicely from the heavy metal runoff from the mining but if this book were my only guide I would be skeptical about including it as a destination for my trip.
If this book were up to date I would give it at least 4 stars. But considering the age I would recommend you pass and search for other sources.
Rating: 2 / 5