Looking to spend some time at the tying desk this winter? You might want to whip up some Jimmy’s Hairy Legs, a super-buggy Hare’s Ear variation that would be a great winter nymph pattern! Let James himself show you the ropes!
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Brewer’s back with another great addition to our Fly Tying Corner, and to your fly box! Follow along as he ties a France Fly, a super nymph jig for winter fly fishing, or for any season, for that matter! Thanks, Brewer!
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The latest Yellowstone River intel from shop guys James Mugele and Evan Keene! Photo by Eric Strader! Winter is not over, so don’t go trading in your Simms muck boots for flip flops just yet! We have been lucky enough to get a taste of Spring […]
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Full credit where credit is due: The following is a collaborative Yellowstone River fishing report from Brewer Butler, James Mugele, and Evan Keene. Sweet photo by Whitney Thurber. The month of February brought some much needed snow to Southwest Montana. The snowpack is now sitting pretty […]
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Photo Above:Whitney Thurber James Mugele and Evan Keene just wrote our first Yellowstone River fishing report in ages! Read what they have to say, then get out there and shake off the cabin fever! The flows on the Yellowstone river are hovering around 1400 CFS right […]
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Yesterday’s fly fishing on the Yellowstone River was not easy. I should have known that things would be tough when I hooked and lost a nice fish on my first cast. After that, nothing, for a long time. After a while, a couple of whitefish, but […]
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First a short fishing update, then a bit about a simple, deadly technique that a lot of people don’t think to try. I got out for a couple of hours of fly fishing on the Yellowstone River yesterday. I headed up above Yankee Jim Canyon to […]
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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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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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