by admin | Aug 19, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Yellowstone National Park Summer
Not sure where time has gone this summer, down the river I suppose. Seems like it should only be the first of July, but here we are sitting at the third week of August. Morning temps have been hovering around 35 degrees and a hint of Fall is in the air. Upland...
by admin | Aug 17, 2011 | Yellowstone National Park Summer
Gordon, Phillip and I have fished together for the past 9 years. This season, they brought another family member along, Uncle Herm, to experience Yellowstone and Montana’s fly fishing. Thus far, we have had a blast walking all over the NE Corner catching...
by admin | Aug 8, 2011 | Yellowstone National Park Summer
The Italians (Enrico & Andrea) and I have been hiking around YNP for the past two days. We have spent our time in the NE Corner of Yellowstone and no, I won’t say exactly where. It has taken me over 15 years to figure some of these spots out and flat out...
by admin | Aug 3, 2011 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Hebgen Lake, Madison River, Yellowstone National Park Summer
Headed up Mnt Washburn a few days ago, this Grizzly was just off the road browsing the hillside. It was early in the day, so we narrowly avoided the inevitable Bear Jam. The rivers throughout the NE side of Yellowstone are dropping, clearing and fishing pretty damn...
by admin | Apr 23, 2011 | Yellowstone National Park Winter
This morning’s cold temperatures, 5 degrees, would make it a tough time to be a bison calf. These little ungulates can be up and walking with in 2 hours of birth. Rumor has it that this little calf was born on the road. I saw another calf at Old Faithful...
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...
