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In the wild, life is tough and then you are sushi!

A bit sensationalist by the BBC to label the YCT an endangered fish—hardly.

Acquired in the early 1980s in the PI. Still going strong and is used many times every month.

Dahlias are coming along fine for a beautiful Fall show. The Japanese Anemones are really going strong this year. These fellows die back to the ground each winter and grow enormously fast all summer for a Fall show. Somewhat invasive as this bunch started with just one small potted plant...

Unfortunately it looks like Firehole Outdoors is going out of business. https://fireholeoutdoors.com/ However, the liquidation sales have started and getting 40% off remaining stock is a pretty good deal. My order is already in.

There is no argument that Lefty’s Deceiver fly pattern is not only easy to tie, adaptable to all manner of freshwater and saltwater targets, but is truly a very effective baitfish pattern. You can find a lot of different color combinations and sizes offered by fly shops and online retailers...

The bank destroyer:

Not knowing where you are headed this may or may not be necessary advice. Mosquitos or other biting bugs. Be prepared for the worst. It is a week of 90s here in SW Montana. I was on a favorite water at 6am (about the time the sun clears the mountains) this morning. It was in the low 50s...

I carry two TFO Axiom IIX 7 weights on the Central Gulf Coast inshore flats around Tampa and Sarasota Bay. They handle just about anything I encounter with maybe the exception of an occasional unintended Tarpon. A SA SONAR 30 Warm 200 grain sinktip handles the shallow/deep grass, potholes and...

YES. In my experience almost all hackle compresses on the retrieve and expands when tension is released. CDL is not an exception. When the feather is not compressed is does present a translucent appearance in the water. (Not unlike real baitfish). When compressed, the strong dark hackle stem...

@Brute: Here's a few tips. 1) You don't need a large rattle. I use 3mm x 10mm with two balls by DropZoneFishing.com 2) When you tie in the tailing material cover most of the hook shank to provide a solid base for the rattle. Leave the front part of the hook bare to crimp the foam down...

I visit the Tampa Bay - Sarasota Bay region every Nov-Dec for a few weeks of inshore flats fishing targeting mostly speckled trout, ladyfish and Spanish mackerel, but also occasionally hookup with snook, redfish, pompano, grouper, sharks, bluefish and flounder. Deep grass, potholes, channels and...

Prom Queen Salmonfly Hook: Firehole #718, #6 Thread: UTC 140, Burnt Orange Abdomen: Furled brown and orange (or salmon) acrylic yarn Wing: Elk Mane Flash: Polar flash Body: 2mm brown or light brown foam Legs: Vinyl or silicon barred legs Indicator: optional 2mm foam This particular fly is the...

My father served in the US Navy from 1937-45. He enlisted in the reserves in Long Beach, CA when he was 18. He soon transferred to active duty and landed a fortuitous assignment. He became a gunner’s mate on the USS Mount Vernon. He served aboard her from the time it was converted from a...

Twelve aircraft carriers were sunk by the enemy during World War II. The following US Navy ships were sunk or damaged in action during World War II: Battleships (BB): USS Utah (AG-16) Aircraft carriers (CV): USS Lexington (CV-2), USS Yorktown (CV-5), USS Wasp (CV-7), USS Hornet (CV-8), USS...

Things are heating up and drying out here in Bozeman. Stuff in the raised bed is coming along nicely--onions, peas, squash, lettuce, etc. -- with two exceptions. Broccoli and Kohrabi nursed from seed to seedlings started off fine but fell prey to a here abouts protected species--the bunny...

Sometimes mistakes have a way of working out. I’ve been using Arizona Semi-seal and Diamond Dub for a long time. Buying direct from John Rohmer Materials, not only is the price right but the wide variety of available colors is something you can’t find in a fly shop. About a month ago I placed a...

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About 40% of the watersheds were above impassible waterfalls and thus no fish could reach them above the falls. Those waters (lakes and streams) were effectively isolated from the evolutionary migration of salmonids into the upper reaches of the Yellowstone Plateau.

The traditional Memorial Day weekend season opener in Yellowstone is underway and tomorrow is Memorial Day. I eschew the parades and have fished the Firehole every Memorial Day for the last 17 years and vividly remember the first time I fished the Firehole on Memorial Day back in 1972. Over...