by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
Here is another shot of the boat trailer, three days later. If need be, I could yank it out with the Land Cruiser at any point now. Actually digging it out would have been pointless and tiresome. West Yellowstone has lost almost a foot of snow due to wind,...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
When fishing in June, one needs to be flexible – ready to do what ever it takes to catch a trout. June is just too unpredictable to rely on a specific technique to fool trout. If you want something predictable, the you should try bowling. There are tweleve...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
This explanation of Electrofishing is straight from Montana FWP. For years, myself and many others, have been against electrofishing and after sitting through detailed lectures given by biologists I still feel the same way. Do we really need it? Does the public...
by admin | Apr 17, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Yellowstone National Park Winter
Molly and I took a drive to Old Faithful yesterday evening, arriving just in time for a 6 pm eruption. Lots of locals in YNP today….finally a place to go for an evening drive, close to town. The Madison is runnning clear and looks very fishy, I would bet...
by admin | Apr 14, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
The parking lot at Varney Bridge was almost empty, except for a couple trailers from upstream which pulled in as we rigged the boat. Once Drew and I slid under the bridge, there wasn’t another boat in sight all day long. Not one. Ofcourse it was a Wednesday...