Today would be a good day to get out and fish the Yellowstone River or the Paradise Valley spring creeks. Relatively warm, not too much wind…. If you can do it (pesky jobs!), head out today and get a little respite from cabin fever. A lot […]
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The day began with a beautiful sunrise and the promise of some warmer air temperatures, maybe even 50 degrees. It was breezy at our place in Paradise Valley, but when we got out of the car along the Yellowstone River above Yankee Jim Canyon, the air […]
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So, you’re going fishing on the world famous Yellowstone River in Montana. Maybe it’s later this week. Maybe it’s not until late July. Whenever it is, there is some research you should conduct before your trip. In today’s modern world, most of the time, there’s […]
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For the first time in our lifetimes, Montana is preparing to allow wild bison herds outside of Yellowstone National Park. This is very big news, and a great move for the well-being of the planet’s most important bison herds. You can read more about it here […]
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Announcing Sweetwater Fly Shop’s 3rd Annual Short Fly Fishing Video Contest! I guess we can still call it that, even though we’re a little late this year. We’re looking for the best short (5 minutes maximum) amateur fly fishing videos in all the land. Any genre […]
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Here at Sweetwater Fly Shop, we take our time with product reviews. We don’t try to rush out the first review on the latest new product, reviews that often sound awfully similar to a manufacturer’s press release. If we’re going to review a rod, we don’t […]
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The three foot high ice chunks that currently border, and often cover, the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley did not breed confidence as I sped my way south towards the Yankee Jim Canyon. But Dan had fished upriver from the canyon earlier in the week, and […]
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The February-March edition of Fly Fisherman Magazine is out! Check out Ross Purnell’s review of my new book, The Bug Book, on page 29. To purchase the Bug Book, click here. Coincidentally, my review of Roger Keckeissen’s terrific book about Art Flick (edited and […]
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The first week and a half of 2016 have been chilly in Livingston, MT–normal for this time of year. And though I did get out last week for my first Yellowstone River fishing trip of the year (more on that in my next post), few of […]
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I must be getting soft in my forties, because I no longer desire to fish when the fly line freezes to my rod’s guides on every other cast. Sure, I used to. But now I’d rather stoke the fire in my house, tie some flies, or […]
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