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  • Bergman's Black Angel | www.johnkreft.com

    Ray Bergman Black Angel

    September 12, 2018March 21, 2026

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Ray Bergman Black Angel. The Black Angel is a Ray Bergman dry fly listed in his book entitled Trout (1940 – fourth printing) on page 332, Plate No. 13. Bergman was well known for his wet flies, but his book also lists dry flies, streamers, nymphs, steel head and…

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  • Visiting Winston Rod Company in Twin Bridges MT | www.johnkreft.com

    Fly Fishing the Clark Fork and Kootenai Rivers

    September 11, 2018March 25, 2026

    We have fished some terrific places on our most recent fly fishing road trip. These have included the Owyhee River, South for of the Snake River, Teton River, Ennis Lake, and the Madison River and Quake Lake. The last stops on our trip were fly fishing the Clark Fork and Kootenai Rivers. After we left…

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  • Chaos Hopper | www.johnkreft.com

    Improved Chaos Hopper TBT

    September 5, 2018March 21, 2026

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Improved Chaos Hopper TBT. It’s no coincidence I chose the Improved Chaos Hopper for this week’s post. I saw a picture earlier this week of a beautiful Brown Trout posted by Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone. The fish ate a hopper fly pattern! I originally found…

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  • $3 Bridge on Madison River | www.johnkreft.com

    Fly Fishing the Madison River Valley

    September 4, 2018March 25, 2026

    We had a wonderful week fly fishing the Madison River Valley recently. The Madison River was one of the stops on another fly fishing road trip. There are too many choices of where to fish when visiting the Madison Valley and we had a difficult time deciding where to fish. Besides fly fishing the Madison River,…

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  • Rogan's Fancy | www.johnkreft.com

    Rogan’s Fancy

    August 29, 2018March 21, 2026

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Rogan’s Fancy. I found this fly on the wall in the cabin we stayed in on the Madison River. wasn’t aware at the time, but my friend Richard Rohrbagh tied it. Here is the information that went with the fly: “Nestled on the banks of the mighty River…

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  • Ennis Lake | www.johnkreft.com

    Fly Fishing Ennis Lake

    August 28, 2018March 25, 2026

    On the next stop of our 2018 fly fishing road trip, we planned to fish a week on the Madison River, MT, but decided to try our luck for a day fly fishing Ennis Lake. I’ve always heard about the trout in Ennis Lake, but it’s like anything new…sometimes it’s easier not to try. Perhaps…

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  • Pete's Special - Doughton Variant | www.johnkreft.com

    Doughton’s Pete’s Special

    August 22, 2018March 21, 2026

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Doughton’s Pete’s Special. I recently completed a custom fly order for several sea run cutthroat flies and the Doughton’s Pete’s Special was one of them. You can read that story HERE. I thought it would make a great TBT post. I am no expert about Doughton’s Hardware, but read it…

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  • Snake River Net Company and Cutthroat from South Fork Snake River | www.johnkreft.com

    Fly Fishing the South Fork of the Snake and Teton Rivers

    August 21, 2018March 25, 2026

    The next stop on our 2018 road trip was fly fishing the South Fork of the Snake and Teton rivers. Our friend Mike Avery of Snake River Net Company invited us to stay with him a couple of days and enjoy the fly fishing around Idaho Falls. It was a great opportunity and didn’t take…

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  • Female Coachman - Doughton Variant | www.johnkreft.com

    Doughton’s Female Coachman

    August 15, 2018March 21, 2026

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Doughton’s Female Coachman. I recently completed a custom fly order for several sea run cutthroat flies and the Doughton’s Female Coachman was one of them. You can read that story HERE. I thought it would make a great TBT post. I am no expert about Doughton’s Hardware, but read it…

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  • Owyhee River - August 2018 | www.johnkreft.com

    Fly Fish the Owyhee River on the Way to Fly Fishers International Fair

    August 14, 2018March 25, 2026

    We started another fly fishing road trip last week. We decided to fly fish the Owyhee River on the way to Fly Fishers International Fair in Boise, ID. Our arrival to the river was early evening and we checked out the river as we drove upstream. By the time we arrived, there weren’t too many…

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