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  + View from the Angler’s Roost Δ  Too busy fishing elsewhere!

Hamilton, Montana. John Faust may not be a German protagonist, but he certainly is a fly-fishing legend. I had the opportunity to spend a morning over coffee with John and his wife, Elna.   [...]

I love that I could still fish “on top” of the water with dry flies at this time of year. If you look at all the insect charts for a river, you will notice that the hatches [...]

Check out Derek Grzelewski’s blog for lots of reasons, but his September 23rd post includes some great diagrams on trout food and life cycles – especially for my friends who are [...]

When my transmission’s transfer case needed to be repaired a few weeks ago, one of the warranty requirements was to have it rechecked within 2 weeks. Knowing that I would be in Hamilton for [...]

  + Fly Tyer’s Haven Δ  Creative Mind?

My guide on the Jefferson, Brett Seng referred David Hufman to me. He told me that when he comes over to Missoula to fish he hires David to guide him because he’s so good. When a guide goes [...]

So today I was proud of myself. I finally caught my first fish on a streamer from a boat. And, not only did I catch a fish – I caught three fish on streamers. And, not only three fish, but [...]

My husband and I were invited to a dinner in West Yellowstone that included a lot of the men and women who are deeply committed to fly-fishing. They have varied backgrounds and diverse interests [...]