Photo by Joshua Bergan

The Madison River Work Group is seeking public comments about proposal for new commercial use and recreation management policies on the Madison River in Montana. As the river has become increasingly crowded, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks has created a 12-person work group to address the issues surrounding the Madison.

You can learn more about the specific recommendations, and leave your own comments, here.

Tim Linehan put together a great story for the Orvis blog about why we sometimes need to add a bit of movement to hoppers. When fishing hoppers, a dead-drift isn’t always the best way to get trout to strike. Sometimes, a bit of movement makes all the difference, as Tim highlights well in this piece.

Louis Cahill, over at Gink & Gasoline, put together a fun story on how you can create your own DIY magnetic fly box. As Louis says, one thing all fly anglers have in common is that we carry way too many flies. For those of us who carry smaller flies, magnetic boxes are particularly great, says Louis, because it’s easier to get the flies off a magnet than out of some foam.

You can read the rest of what Louis has to say, and learn how to make your own magnetic fly box, here.