With so many incredible rivers to float in SW Montana, we sometimes neglect what lies in our own backyard here in Bozeman. About 20 minutes south of town is an unbeleivable beautiful Hyalite Reservoir. It also happens to be one of the few remaining places in the lower 48 to catch Arctic Grayling.
Last night a couple of friends of mine and I decided against driving to the Upper Madison to chase down salmonflies due to a late start, no shuttle, and of course $4.09 a gallon doesn't help the cause either.
So we decided to head up to Hyalite to see if we could wrangle up a few cutties. We managed to catch a few on dries, but the highlight of the evening was this 16 1/5 inch Grayling that Jeremy caught on a chronomid. It's always a treat to see one of these gorgeous fish. This one let us see its monsterous dorsal fin in all it's glory.
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