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The Yak can be an extremely frustrating river! It can be fickle, Good one day and the next three you would swear there are no fish in the river. Down below Big Horn in that flat nearly featureless water I have seen the river look like a boiling pot of water with fish rising on a huge cadis...

If public lands are surround by private property Then the appropriate government entity should create a means for public access. As it now stands land owners that surround public land essentially control the land as if they own it. That goes for stream access also and that is just wrong as is...

diripio reading will generate a lot of information. Dave Hughes book "Trout Rigs and Methods" is a good book to start with. It is a bit technical but not over the top and easy to understand. From setups and flies to use and reading water plus still water strategies. If it is water to fish...

Thanks for the input Clarkman. They definitely sell an inexpensive wader for around $100 but it doesn't seem like a good buy. I'll gladly pay more and avoid the hassle Dave.

I have a "gasp" 6 foot pram built by a friend. It is a V bottom and with a rocker type hull,. Stand up in it, not any bet could get me to do that but to row and drift it is as good as it gets. That is what I was looking for. To do it over I would go to 7 feet but standing up is a very low...

There are a lot of year around lakes on the west side that could be explored and the chance of a nice holdover is decent. I have caught some really nice fish in March on the west side. The Yak can turn out some nice fish though often it is a nymphing game and Pat's rubber legs are not a bad...

I totally get where Salmo is coming from about pushing ones limits and at 74 he is still going strong and good for him. At 73 I was still gong strong but then over the winter las year the circulation in my lower legs went bad and now my walking distances are severely reduced. The point being...

Just finished M C Beatons "Pushing Up Daisey's". A good read if you like British who done its. They have a different favor so to speak. Also finished Stuart Woods "Wild Card". Not one of his better reads but sill a worthy perusal. His books are good reads for the most part and maybe I am a...

Rob is a very real person and a conservative one to boot as a few others here are, as am I. He brings out some good points that you probably dismiss off hand, But keep in mind that there is more than one way to look at any thing and quite often the resolution is some where between the...

A trip for sturgeon might be a fun trip to think about. Dave

Charles Sullivan, You mentioned a boy with reading difficulties. He should be tested for dyslexia. Dave

The show is what you make of it. There are usually a lot of destination fishing opportunities, lodge, guides, do it your self stuff. Just because it is not oriented to fly fishing doesn't mean fly fishing is not part of the offering.. These Lodges cater to just about everyone. If you pass...

Yes lesser is better especially with hackle. I think the body is fine. Often I tie bodies using embroidery thread. I don't aways want that wide body profile and it seems to work just fine, caught cutts, steelhead and pinks on skinny bodied spiders and not always with a reverse hackle. Dave

It is such a pleasure to log in here and not get bombarded with ads and find some good content to read due to your hard work and diligence. Dave

Reading one of my all time favorite writers. Robert Parker's "Perish Twice", He is one of a kind and sad he has passed. Though several of his outlines have been preserved and very capable writers are bringing them to life in Parkers distinct style. If you haven't read him give him a try...

Stacey that is a very nice spider in anyone's book! If you are really going to get serious then some reference materials are a good thing. Wet flies by David Hughes is a very good source and wet flies are fun to tie and they catch a lot of fish. You will pickup a lot of basic skills with wet...

I wonder who payed for the study? Often that will in itself tell the tale. The researcher needs to confirm the payees beliefs as that is the game a foot. Been there and know that! Dave

Salmon poisoning is very real. I had a lab that liked to roll in carcasses and contracted the fluke and ended up with having epilepsy type symptoms for years until he died. Daley medication and even seizures could occur. Meds not cheap but not bank breaking either. The trouble was he would...

Moth balls have worked for me. Put a bunch in a sock and then hang the sock off the maser brake cylinder. DO NOT put moth balls on the intake manifold. Dave

Tom, I have finished many rifle stocks with oil treatments and was taught the process by an old time gun smith. First ditch the steel wool. It will fragment and leave "slivers" in the wood. These slivers in time will rust and spot the finish. Use 400 free cot sand paper and buff very lightly...