Drew Daniels

Jan 7, 2025 | outsidebozeman.com | Drew Daniels

Tying the cripple mayfly dry. As water temps rise in the spring, bug activity increases, and trout take note. Throughout the spring, summer, and fall we get tons of different mayfly hatches, ranging from as big as a size 10 all the way down to the smallest of small. This pattern is a mashup of a couple of my favorite cripple-style mayflies and can be tied in a range of sizes and colors.

Nov 2, 2024 | heraldo.es | Sean Baker |Drew Daniels |Mikey Madison

Cada vez me dan más miedo las películas galardonadas en los festivales, porque, aunque siempre me han asombrado las decisiones de sus jurados, el asombro es mayor ahora, cuando parece que se valora más el cine hecho para seguir a rajatabla las cuotas que hoy se exigen.‘‘Anora’, sin embargo, me ha sorprendido para muy bien.

Jun 18, 2024 | outsidebozeman.com | Drew Daniels

Tying a versatile nymph pattern. The Green Machine has been a staple fly in Montana for years, on rivers all across the state. The following variation has done particularly well for me under a foam dry fly in the summer. It’s tied on a jig hook, but could also be tied on a straight-shank, standard nymph hook.

Nov 29, 2023 | outsidebozeman.com | Drew Daniels

Tying the Baby-On-Board scud. Fishing a local tailwater is an excellent way to spend a winter day. The fish are hunkered down, schooled up, and looking for easy meals—typically scuds and sowbugs in nearby tailwaters and spring creeks. The Baby-On-Board is a great suggestive imitation for a scud, sowbug, or even an egg that a trout would be looking to eat in the cooler months of the year.

Aug 24, 2023 | outsidebozeman.com | Drew Daniels

Tying a fall streamer pattern. It’s no secret that fall in Montana can offer up some of the best fishing of the year. The days are shorter, the nights longer, and the brown trout have two things on their minds: spawning, and bulking up for the long winter ahead. Both these factors make for active, aggressive fish that will take a chance at a larger meal if the opportunity presents itself. Enter the woolly bugger.