by admin | Feb 13, 2010 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Yellowstone National Park Winter
Tomorrow…..lunchtime. Last November, we shot a bunch of mallards on our 14 day bird hunting trip. Most guys I know, dislike eating too many ducks. Why? Too red? I don’t know, but I know they love shooting them over their decoys. When I was a kid, my...
by admin | Feb 10, 2010 | 10. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE, Yellowstone National Park Winter
Two bulls on the Madsion. During the winter months, large wildlife such as elk are creatures of habit. They live in the same neck of the woods, not wanting to expend their fat reserves on needless travel in deep snow. Even with the threat of death from wolf...
by admin | Jan 20, 2010 | Madison River, Yellowstone National Park Winter
Mickey W. with a Winter Rainbow. Tomorrow, I head off for a week long trip guiding in Yellowstone National Park. This might have been my last day of angling, for awhile anyway. I guess it is time to get back on that tractor and make some hay. The warmer weather has...
by admin | Jan 15, 2010 | Yellowstone National Park Winter
The possible tracks of Lynx canadensis. Only one photo of a lynx exists in Yellowstone National Park and that was taken on the Gibbon River, YNP in winter of 2007. Since 1872, there have been 111 observations in YNP. I was in the Gibbon Canyon on and off that winter...
by admin | Jan 7, 2010 | Yellowstone National Park Winter
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Starting on the 15th of December, I have spent damn near every day in Yellowstone National Park driving the vintage B12 Bombardier. Winter in the park is marvelous and ranks right up there with hooking rising fish on the fly. Winter...
by admin | May 10, 2009 | Yellowstone National Park Winter, Yellowstone River
Two days ago I hung out with my buddy Busch over in Paradise Valley. We drove around looking for heads, although not opposed to fishing nymphs, we both wanted to fish it dry. There were a few more Caddis around below town, but we didn’t see much rise. ...
