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Yellowstone Country Chronicles – Dec. 22, 2020 – More Holes in the Hard Water
December 31, 2020  By James Mugele 

Staring at this fish finder today, sitting on about 12 inches of ice. Brewer and I are on Hyalite Reservoir hunkered down in his shanty catching Cutthroat and Brook trout. When we got here the ice was clear of snow, now at least a couple inches […]

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Yellowstone Country Chronicles – Dec. 21, 2020 – Back to the Yellowstone
December 29, 2020  By James Mugele 

Back to Poor Man’s today. Feels great to be headed to running water again, but I’m just thinking about how I have my fly fishing pack filled with ice fishing gear back at the house. And my forceps are there too. Good lord I am relentless […]

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Yellowstone Country Chronicles – Dec. 18, 2020 – Dailey Lake Expedition!
December 22, 2020  By James Mugele 

I just don’t think I’m cut out to be a bait fisherman. Maybe I should stick to flies. As I am driving back to the house this morning to retrieve the can of worms I forgot, I am realizing that fishing with bait isn’t as easy […]

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Yellowstone Country Chronicles – Dec. 13, 2020 – Blowin’!
December 21, 2020  By James Mugele 

Dec 13: Well, I was supposed to fish today with some buddies. But when She’s blowing over 25 MPH and its also 25 degrees out, probably not the best day for fishing. Welcome, Montana Winter. I’ll wait for better weather.

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Yellowstone Country Chronicles – Dec. 10, 2020 – Fishing Hard Water
December 18, 2020  By James Mugele 

Today Brewer and I are going to chase some hard water. We are heading to a lake just east of White Sulphur Springs in search for what has many names, Eel Pout and Poor Man’s Lobster are my favorites, but best known as Burbot. Burbot are […]

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Yellowstone Country Chronicles – Dec. 6, 2020 – Back for Seconds
December 17, 2020  By James Mugele 

“Hittin’ Poor Man’s if you’re looking for seconds.” Alex sends me a text today around noon. He and Lance are going fishing. Fuck yah, I’m looking for seconds. Looks like he and Lance have the right idea. Lance has a real person job, building fancy houses, […]

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Yellowstone Country Chronicles – Dec. 5, 2020 – Fishing with Boh
December 15, 2020  By James Mugele 

Solo day today. Well, I guess not totally solo. Boh, my 7 year old black lab, wants to fish today too. I can’t be fishing the spring creeks every day this winter on my shop salary, so today we have to find some open water. I […]

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Yellowstone Country Chronicles – Dec. 2, 2020: A Birthday Outing to DePuy’s Spring Creek
December 15, 2020  By James Mugele 

The main river out here has gotten mighty slushy as of recent, but that isn’t gonna stop us from finding good water to fish for my birthday. So I call the local spring creek and ask if they’d give me and my broke fishing bum friends […]

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Welcome to Yellowstone Country Chronicles – A Fly Fishing Journal by James Mugele (and Guests)!
December 15, 2020  By Dan Gigone 

Welcome to the newest addition to our Fly Zone blog, Yellowstone Country Chronicles – A Fly Fishing Journal! When you have talented writers on staff, and they want to write…! Follow along as James Mugele (and occasionally one of the rest of us) chronicles his day-to-day […]

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Sweet Gifts for Every Angler on Your List (Part 2)!
December 11, 2020  By Dan Gigone 

At Sweetwater Fly Shop, we believe that you can get the angler on your list something they’ll cherish without spending a fortune! On the other hand, if you want to really splurge, we’ve got that covered as well. This year, we’ve chosen a couple of dozen […]

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