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Just like everywhere else in the Park, Indian Summer has made its mark on the Yellowstone this past week. Mayflies are still hatching, just in lesser numbers in the sun. The bright sun and warm temps (relatively) has kept terrestrials alive and kicking for the most part.
Below the Lake / Above the Canyon – This […]
“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.” - Henry David Thoreau
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Paul Newman lost his battle with cancer today surrounded by family and friends.
What a great artist and even greater philanthropist through his Newman’s Own company and Foundation – he and his team have given over $250 million in after tax proceeds (all of their after tax profits) to his Hole in the Wall Camps charity […]
Fall has arrived in the Snake River drainage, bringing chilly mornings and lots of fish! And, regrettably, lots of anglers. But if you can bear the crowds, the Snake River is prime fall fishing in some of the most beautiful territory in the West (which is a large claim.)
Hatches have been prolific on the Snake […]
The river overall has experienced a good week, though some might argue that the Indian Summer weather has made fishing languish a bit. It takes some keen observation and effort to see what’s happening on the river as hatches clearly aren’t as robust in the sun. Droppers off terrestrials and nymphing is important when hatches […]
“Here comes a trout that must be caught with tickling.” - William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
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Soda Butte is experiencing a bout of popularity that would rival any Hollywood starlet’s. It seems that anglers are being drawn en masse to this little river, each anxious to get their hands – er, flies – onto a nice Yellowstone trout. As some of the locals simply say, ‘Yeah, Soda is fishing.’
Terrestrials are bringing […]
A friend happened to catch Slough with some cloud cover a few days ago and said the water was absolutely covered with very small baetis – more of a blanket baetis hatch than he’d seen in a long time. These bugs are in the 22-24 range, and the PhD level Slough cutts are incredibly selective. […]
“…But fishing with a dry fly, which is the skill that gives both meaning and form to “A River Runs Through It”, is not a labor but an art, not an occupation but a passion, not a mere skill but a mystery, a symbolic reflection of life.
Fly fishing renounces the pragmatic worms and hardware of […]
Looking at the weather forecast for the weekend this morning won’t necessarily thrill fly fishermen (or archery elk hunters for that matter). Indian Summer is here to stay for a bit longer. Here’s what the weather gurus are calling for as of this morning –
West Yellowstone – 67 Friday, 69 Saturday, 68 Sunday, and 72 […]
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