After a week fly fishing the Madison River, we looked forward to fly fishing Yellowstone National Park. Our plan was to fish the Yellowstone River and the waters of the Lamar Valley in the northeast corner – Soda Butte Creek, Lamar River, and Slough Creek. Yellowstone River We drove into the park with a plan…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is a Northern Idaho Trude. This is another fly from a box of old flies I borrowed from my friend Jim Fisher. He learned to fly fish in Northern Idaho. This fly is probably from the 1950’s or 60’s. The Trude fly was developed by Carter Harrison in either…
Fly fishing the Madison River in 2020 was the next stop on this year’s fly fishing road trip. The Madison River valley is a magical place for us, one we always enjoy returning to. We spent a week on the river and will return to fish it again after a few days in Yellowstone National…
Last week found us searching for fishable water. We call that “Plan B” fly fishing. Our original plan was to spend time fishing the confluence of the Clark Fork and St. Regis river, then move to the Bitterroot and Beaverhead rivers. We delayed the start of our 2020 fly fishing road trip by a day…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is a Northern Idaho Flying Ant. This fly is one from a box of old flies I borrowed from my friend Jim Fisher. He learned to fly fish in Northern Idaho. This fly is probably from the 1950’s or 60’s. Here is the top view of the fly. The…
We always say no two fishing days are alike. Well, that statement applies to our 2020 Kelly Creek and NF Clearwater River fly fishing adventure. No two years are alike! Last year we had a terrific time fly fishing Idaho’s Kelly Creek and North Fork Clearwater River and decided to try it again this year….
This week’s Throw Back Thursday fly is Wally’s Feather Duster. The fly was in a box of flies I borrowed from my friend Jim Fisher. The fly was developed by Wally Eagle in West Yellowstone in the 1970’s. Materials used to tie the fly included a real feather duster, hence the name. I found information…
I get asked all the time about my camera equipment for fly fishing and fly tying to capture images here on RiverKeeper Flies. I thought I’d share my equipment and a little information about why I use them. If you aren’t interested in photography details, I totally understand if you skip this week’s post. First…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is a Bob Jacklin Salmonfly. My friend Jim Fisher loaned this #4 salmonfly to me for this post and told me it was tied by Bob. I wrote a previous TBT post featuring Jacklon’s Salmonfly, a different version than the image above. Jacklin is a fixture in West Yellowstone,…
I’ve been fishing quite a bit lately and find myself with a little extra time for self-reflection while waiting for mayflies to begin hatching. I’ve talked about my zen fly fishing in other posts and decided to share a few thoughts from the river and how I see fly fishing through the lens of a…
