Greg Thomas

Jul 31, 2024 | flyfisherman.com | Greg Thomas

The West holds few hatch secrets anymore, and the best of the big bug action - Salmonflies, Green Drakes, and Red Quills - has been flogged to death in the literature and on the streams. What we dream of is a trip back to the 1950s and 1960s, when there were fewer people on the water and the hatches were still open for interpretation and discovery, including the delightful and rewarding construction of new fly patterns to match them.

Mar 18, 2024 | flyfisherman.com | Greg Thomas

Fishing Montana's Bitterroot River during the spring Skwala (Skwala parallela) hatch is one of the West's greatest fly-fishing events. Yes, there are opportunities during summer to catch more and larger trout, but that isn't the point.

Dec 5, 2023 | midcurrent.com | Greg Thomas

Leave the Emerald City at first light and you can throw big dries to western Montana’s hefty trout by mid-afternoon. It’s still fall, and winter is on its way, but it won’t be too long (just a few months) before Montana’s first significant hatches begin. Fortuitously, some of the state’s best early season dry-fly fishing occurs in the far western portion of the state, in and around Missoula, a trout addicted town surrounded by five blue-ribbon rivers and what seems like 500 quality brew pubs.

Jul 16, 2023 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Greg Thomas

Ross Docherty admits the only positive from Dundee United’s shock defeat at Spartans is they can still revive their Viaplay Cup ambitions. Jim Goodwin’s side had been looking to reassure fans that they were in good shape as they attempt to bounce straight back to the Premiership. But the Ainslie Park trip turned into a nightmare as the SPFL new boys won the Group B opener courtesy of Blair Henderson’s early goal. Goodwin, his players and even the club hierarchy all came in for fierce criticism.

May 24, 2023 | outsideonline.com | Greg Thomas |Johanna Flashman