by Joe Moore | Feb 23, 2020 | 10. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide
The air was chilly and steam pushed out of my nose when I poked my head out of the sleeping bag. The last memory from the evening before was watching the fly tying scene in Dan Bailey’s fly shop from Rancho Deluxe on the canvas wall of our tent. ...
by Joe Moore | Jul 2, 2019 | 03. TECHNIQUES & STREAMCRAFT, 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 06. IDAHO FLY FISHING, 07. YELLOWSTONE PARK FLY FISHING, Flies and Fly Tying, Hebgen Lake, Henry's Fork, Madison River, Match The Hatch, Yellowstone National Park Summer
Originator: Joe Moore, BSA Co-owner Hook: MFC 7000, Barbless MFC 7000KBL, or equivalent. Size 14 Thread: Danville 6/0 Rusty Brown or your choice Tail/Trailing Shuck: Sparkle Emerger Yarn – Brown Abdomen: Superfine Dry Fly Dubbing, Olive Thorax: Olive Goose...
by Joe Moore | Jun 24, 2019 | 08. ANGLING TRAVEL, 10. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE, Canada
I hadn’t caught a steelhead since 2001. Maybe 2002. While the memories of the fish are still vivid and clear, what year it was doesn’t really matter anymore. At the time, I was fishing a two-piece, single hand, Winston IM6 eight weight, swinging flies in Idaho with...
by Joe Moore | Jan 10, 2019 | 02. NEWS & EVENTS, 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 06. IDAHO FLY FISHING, 07. YELLOWSTONE PARK FLY FISHING
Travis Rydberg began working for Bud Lilly’s Trout Shop back in the mid-1990s. Around the turn of the century he migrated to Last Chance, Idaho, a place he would call home for more than fifteen years. Working behind the counter and later guiding for TroutHunter,...
by Joe Moore | Aug 20, 2018 | Flies and Fly Tying
Originator: Joe Moore, BSA Co-owner Hook: TMC 100 or equivalent, #12, 14, or 16 Thread: 8/0 Uni, Rusty dun Tail: Widows Web, Black Abdomen: Ice Dub, Red Thorax: Ice Dub, Black Wing: Widows Web, Light Tan Legs: MFC Barred Sexi Floss, Golden Yellow Foam: Razor Foam,...
