Intermittent snow squalls on DePuy’s Spring Creek yesterday brought an unexpected drop in barometric pressure pushing through the Paradise Valley, which turned on feeding activity. Yesterday morning we found fish rising to emerging midges on the flats below Eva’s cabin at Depuy’s. These fish were feeding […]
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With Valentine’s Day coming up, a love letter of a sort… Heart Rock Infinite current smoothing the jagged edges of our younger selves Soft water caressing away one grain at a time, rolling onward through our past Our future constrained but not calcified by the […]
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5 Winter flies for spring creeks….and some honorable mentions By Jan D. Axtell As a fishing guide I spend most of my spring, summer, and fall with anglers introducing them to the Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, Yellowstone River and it tributaries in Yellowstone National Park. There […]
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Just a little personal essay about my struggles with depression, published in Outside Bozeman some years ago. Lost & Found It’s easier to see clearly when you know where to look. I lost my lanyard while fishing yesterday. Or so I thought. It started out […]
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Even experienced anglers are often intimidated by wading the Yellowstone, believing that it can only be fished from a boat. To the contrary, the ‘Stone can be fished productively on foot, and at a decidedly relaxed pace. Even floating anglers catch most fish within feet of […]
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Just a little poetry, if you’re into that kind of thing! It’s the first entry in our new series, “An Angler’s Journal – Thoughts & Feelings,” in which we’ll explore a bit of fly fishing esoterica. Lean back, pour yourself a libation, and get comfy! […]
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Welcome back, it’s been a while! If you’ve never done any fly fishing during the chilly months, get a few tips and techniques from this video I filmed on the Yellowstone River last week!
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Until last week, James had never fished Nelson’s Spring Creek in Montana’s Paradise Valley. Seems he found his groove pretty quickly! Let Jimmy tell you all about it in his Yellowstone Country Chronicles! I should take my phone out and get a video of all the […]
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Well, I’m 0 for 2 with sleeping well in Brewer’s shanty. Winter camping is tough. It was warm most of the night, then all of a sudden a wind gust came and just about blew the shanty out of the campsite. Brewer and I woke up […]
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We just bought bait from the “Bait Boy’s” in Jordan, MT at 9 O’clock at night. Great service. The bait shop is in the garage attached to their trailer, and a large cat is pawing at the door to get in. From the size of his […]
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