While this winter has been pretty mild thus far and fishing conditions have been good, I have spent much more time on the vise over the past month or so. I love sitting down at my tying desk, filling holes in the fly box, and dreaming about future trips. I’ve been working on a few […]
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As we head deep into fly-tying season here in the Yellowstone Region, fly-tying is at the forefront of my mind. With a variety of hatches in the region and many trips to prepare for in the upcoming season, there are a lot of flies to be tied in the winter months. I’ve grown to love
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If you’re anything like me, you love having a complete and organized fly box going into the fishing season. Dreaming of warm days when bugs are hatching and trout are rising, I have been working on a “match the hatch” box this winter. I am filling it with flies to imitate the many hatches
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Top Scud/Worm/Misc Fly Patterns While considered junk flies, trout feed heavily on worms, scuds, and eggs in the Yellowstone Region. These food items are most prevalent in the spring and fall when hatches are sparse, fish are spawning, or the water is high and muddy. Check out my top flies for when I can’t seem
We are in the midst of fly tying season here in the Yellowstone Region and I am filling my dry fly boxes. I have been tying many small dry flies for the upcoming season, which prompted this article on my best small dry fly hooks. Many anglers I speak to tend to shy away
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Fly tying is an art just as much as a means to catching fish. Some tie flies for the beauty of it and never set foot in a trout stream. We all have different reasons why we tie flies and standards for our flies. Like fly fishing, there are many ways to do it and
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Fly Tying a Green Drake I am experimenting with a few green drake patterns before tying a drake box for the summer. This is part two of my series documenting my successes, failures, and learnings fly tying the green drake. Check out part one for my first round of patterns. I started out
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As the snow starts to fall here in Bozeman (finally), my mindset has shifted to the vise. While I get out on the water a few times in December, I usually spend more time on the vise as I visit family and reflect on my year fly fishing in Yellowstone country. I have had
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Yellowstone National Park is grounded in fly fishing history. It is the lifeblood and starting point of many of the famous rivers in the area. With many rivers and lakes to explore and the opportunity to catch native fish, it is a fly fisherman’s paradise. There is no place in the world I would
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Best Flies for the Upper Madison In The Spring The Madison River needs no introduction. A legendary fishery that has a long history of being one the best in the Greater Yellowstone Region. In this article, I share my best flies for the upper Madison in the spring. I have been lucky enough to
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