Jake and I did manage to get to Yellowstone on Saturday for the opening day of the Park’s fly fishing season, despite a bit of trouble with his Jeep and an early morning work task that kept me pinned to the computer for a short time. The day was largely filled with pleasant surprises, like […]
Yellowstone National Park
Mark and I ran down to West Yellowstone this morning to meet with John Juracek regarding a project, and we decided to run into the park and get a look at some of the rivers. Here is a shot of the Madison about two miles from the West Gate. The section just above Seven Mile […]
We’ve had a lot of email today asking when we’re going to post updates on Yellowstone waters for the opener this weekend. There are several layers of answers to that question: Starting this week, specifically on Thursday, we’re in our new rotation for river updates and will update all of the major Yellowstone National Park […]
Finally down to less than a week for the opening of the 2009 Yellowstone fly fishing season. A more traditional take today on the Twelve Days of Yellowstone – Day 6: On the sixth day of Yellowstone my fishing buddy gave to me – Six Geese a-Swimming* Five Golden Rings Four Rising Cutthroat Three bald […]
The first day of the 2009 Yellowstone fly fishing season is now only 19 days away. What the hell does that have to do with Bigfoot? Read on. Visions of hungry rainbows, cutts and browns rising with abandon in Yellowstone’s fabled waters to blanket blue winged olive hatches are dancing in more than one fly […]
Hot damn, it’s the first day of May. For fly fisherfolk across the nation the arrival of May makes the upcoming traditional opening day of the season shift from the ethereal world of possibility to a pending reality. Opening the general fishing season in May seems to be the norm for the most of our neighbors […]
Ever have a great friend leave town for a few months? I’m not talking about someone who’s just an acquaintance, but a really good friend that always brings a smile and a laugh every time you see them. A friend that you see two or three times a week and never grow tired of. A friend […]
At 8 AM this morning another ritual of spring happened in Yellowstone – some of the interior roads that have been closed for winter opened up for driving traffic. Jake and I are both stuck in the real world working today, though will be documenting in video a drive from Bozeman to West Yellowstone and […]
One of the blessed features of late spring, summer, and early fall in the mountain country (and that includes Yellowstone) is the proliferation of highway construction projects during the “snow-free” season; this year will be no exception in the neighborhood. Those of us who live in the area are used to having some segment of […]
Yesterday Jake and I needed to get out of the office and house to do a bit of planning and organizing about the site and a couple of projects that we have in the works. What better place to do that kind of thinking than along a river, and yesterday’s bright sun made it […]
