NorthShore of the Madison | Ennis, Montana

Salmonflies on the Big Hole!

Nick — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:06:20 +0000

With Father’s Day weekend going on and a FREE fishing weekend for the state of Montana it is needless for me to say that the Big Hole River was BUSY!!! Amongst all the craziness the fishing was still awesome, salmonflies and yellow sally stoneflies everywhere we were able to land some great fish. We floated from Jerry Creek to Maiden Rock and were able to catch fish the whole day!

Letty's Nice Brown!!!

Right off the bat Letty landed a nice one!

Nick showing how fun Salmonflies are!!

With a beautiful day and lots of good fish it turned out to be a great day on the Big Hole River. Salmonflies are tell all that summer has officially showed up!

Feels like Summer!

Nick — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:25:25 +0000

For the last couple of days here in Ennis and the Madison Valley it feels like summertime fly fishing weather. With temps averaging in the mid to high 70s F it gave us all spring fever or should I say summer fever.

The Madison has been fishing steady, we were on it from Varney Bridge to Burnt Tree and got some nice fish. With the warm weather and no cloud ski what more could you ask for!

Taking a pit stop to fish a nice little area.

Kurt Konz hooked up with the Madison Range as a back drop.

Turned out to be a great day on the river once again! Its your turn!

Caddis Flies on the Lower Madison

Nick — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:06:28 +0000

We hit the Lower Madison for an afternoon float. Kinda of chilly out but still super nice. When the sun would pop out behind a cloud the Caddis flies would swarm you! Saw a few rises but with the “Partly Sunny” forecast the flies didn’t stay in flight for very long. Still a great day on the water!!!

Sugar enjoying a stop on the float.

People’s Choice Winner = “Lights Out”

Nick — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:27:20 +0000

Joe Dilschneider, owner/operator of Montana Trout Stalkers, along with Swift Current Productions were vindicated this weekend by winning the Simms Shoot Out People’s Choice Award.

CONGRATS boys and much deserved!

Lights Out!

Nick — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:30:46 +0000

Joe Dilschneider, owner of the Montana Troutstalkers and great friend and outfitter of NorthShore needs your vote! Joe was featured in a short film for the Simms Ice Out Event and the Simms Shoot Out. Not only did Joe compete in the guide olympics at the Ice Out Event he took home the Grand Champion Gold Metal! Showing all the other guides what a true Madison Valley All-Star is. Take a quick view of all the films and vote for your favorite, ours at NorthShore is “Lights Out” because we are biased on this!

Madison River Before the RunOff!

Nick — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:15:11 +0000

Sam and I hit the Upper Madison River last Saturday, floating from McAtee Bridge down to Varney Bridge. It turned out to be one of those days you dream about! We boated 19 fish, a bunch of rainbows and few browns. Here are a couple of photos from that day.

My nice 18″ Buck!

Nice one Sam!

The fishing on Saturday was excellent on the Madison River, the weather was excellent in the Madison Valley, what else can you ask for?

Get your Roll On!

Nick — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:20:56 +0000

Enjoying one the few super nice days in Montana’s spring, Letty and I decided to get our roll on and rolled up some sushi! When you come to NorthShore of the Madison, this is the quality of food to expect! Visit us and enjoy Western Montana cuisine!

Spring Storm Montana!

Nick — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:10:10 +0000

Even though they are calling for a High of 54 F today and it is super sunny and calm out right now, the weather can change at any moment. Last Friday we had snow like this! Planning on floating last Friday we decided to hunker down and wait out the storm. When you come to Montana to vacation you must be sure to plan for the worst. Even though this is a normal spring storm here in the Rocky Mountains, it can happen anytime of the year. Like the Boy Scouts always say “Be Prepared!”

DieHard Commercial Filmed on Ennis Lake

Nick — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:00:28 +0000

Everybody knows Montana winters can be cold and windy. In this new DieHard. Frozen Lake Revisted commercial you can actually see the wind, snow and ice. This was shot about a mile down the road from the shoreline of the lake.

To bad they screwed up and named it Bozeman, Montana!

Good thing that car started!

Season Opener.

Nick — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:13:42 +0000

NorthShore had it season opener on May 13th, 2011 with the Madison River Foundation 2nd Annual Guide Meeting. NorthShore’s outfitter, Joe Dilschneider, along with NorthShore’s good friend, Mike Lum, manager of Madison River Fishing Company, are both on the Board of Directors of the Foundation. We were grateful for the opportunity to be able to host the Guide Meeting and with the Foundation funding the beer and food, all who attended had a great time!

Joe and Mike discussed what the Foundation is up to and the great things they plan on doing for our beloved river. We had a great group interactive meeting with many people speaking up and talking to each other in a civilized manner and discussing what was important to them as guides and stewards of the river.

After all the business was taken care of, we decided to have a campfire and hang out for one of the nicest days and evenings we’ve had this spring.

Local Guides and Outfitters enjoying a campfire before the season really kicks into gear!

Spring in Montana, green grass and snow covered peaks.

I would like to personally thank Joe Dilschneider for giving NorthShore the opportunity to host the 2nd Annual Madison River Foundation Guide Meeting.

Here’s to you Joe!