We think of the Madison as one of our “home” waters so it’s always a treat to fish it.  When we stopped at Kelly Galloup’s Slide Inn to book our guide trip, Kelly said he knew the “perfect” guide for us….  Doug “Spaz” Pauline.   Kelly described him as “kind of a hippie” and lots of fun, which sounded really good to us.

When we met Doug, we knew it was going to be a crazy day…. maybe even some mayhem along the way.   We had a great day on the water, hooked into some beautiful rainbow, brown and, ahem, Rocky Mountain golden-hued white “tarpon”.  When we got back to Slide Inn for the interview, that’s when the “mayhem” happened.

It’s always fun to do the interview in the fly shop and this was no exception.  Doug’s buddies wouldn’t leave him alone as we started the interview and had us laughing constantly.  You may hear a bit of their hijinks in the background.  We hope you enjoy this “Guide Talk” as much as we enjoyed our day fishing with Doug.  ? Cheers!