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Last Week’s Fishing Report 1/26/16
January 26, 2016  By Sweetwater Staff 

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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Preparing for Your Fishing Trip to the Yellowstone
January 19, 2016  By Sweetwater Staff 

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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Historic Bison Management Plan By Montana’s Governor Bullock
January 19, 2016  By Sweetwater Staff 

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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2016 Short Fly Fishing Video Contest!
January 19, 2016  By Dan Gigone 

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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First Fish of 2016
January 12, 2016  By Sweetwater Staff 

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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Feb-Mar 2016 Fly Fisherman Magazine
January 11, 2016  By Sweetwater Staff 

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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2016’s First Float
January 11, 2016  By Sweetwater Staff 

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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Winter in Paradise Valley
January 5, 2016  By Sweetwater Staff 

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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Work at Sweetwater Fly Shop!
January 2, 2016  By Dan Gigone 

Do you dream of a job in the fly fishing industry? It’s not too early to begin making your plans for next summer! We’ll be looking to hire enthusiastic, knowledgeable fly shop employees. We’re all about exceptional customer service here at Sweetwater Fly Shop, so we’re […]

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Give a Guide Trip – 12 Days of Christmas – Day 12
December 20, 2015  By Dan Gigone 

We’ve saved perhaps our best gift for last. It’s a gift that would be truly appreciated by any fly fishing angler, beginner, intermediate, or expert. It’s the gift of a guided day of fishing on a stream whether local or distant. And most guided trips are […]

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