Montana Fly Fishing & Bird Hunting

Russ Craven caught this beauty on a streamer, 4/30/08. Welcome to our trifecta board Russ. Russ caught a fish on a dry fly, a streamer, and a nymph in one day. And what a fish this was! Congrats. 24″ Rainbow, 7 lbs.

Just another fabulous April afternoon on the Bighorn!  A day that we will remember for a lifetime, thanks! 
Eric, Bryan, Jeff, Larry, Kerry, Chris

On our annual outing to Xcalak, Mexico in December 2007, John caught THREE permit!  What a trip!  The fishing was awesome not only for the permit, but bonefish, some small tarpon and snook.  Already booked for next year!   

Well, the season for waterfowl is over, and I had a great year.  Probably the best year since I have been in the Bighorn Valley.  I thought I’d share some pictures of Chief and myself from this season. 
There are pheasants all over the place right now.  All the roosters are out strutting and showing off [...]

Todays fishing report is excellent!! The past week we had Michael and Pat Macklin and their annual group in at the lodge. As expected, we had a great time, and the fishing was very good. Barring some windy conditions, the fish continued to eat well.
Top fly producers were pink scuds, orange scuds, pink soft hackles, [...]

We are proud to announce that Orvis has awarded the Eagle Nest Lodge the 2007 Lodge of the Year award! This is a significant award as Orvis selects just one fly fishing lodge each year that stands out among of all the Orvis Endorsed Lodges throughout the world.
An Orvis Endorsed Lodge is, by definition from Orvis.com: ”All [...]

Welcome to the Eagle Nest Lodge new blog. This blog will be updated with fishing reports, bird hunting reports, and news from our lodge. Stay tuned for pictures and reports from Montana’s Bighorn River Country. Check out the new Eagle Nest Lodge website: