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I ordered it on line, theflyfishjournal.com.

I found a new Mag that I relly like. It is similar to the Drake but different. The Flyfish Journal. Quite a bit thicker,longer articles, great photograpy, more money,and like the Drake I read it all, not just what interests me.

Drake!

Whitey

Go to Agro the John Deere dealer 403-280-2200, they can get you any color, but will have yellow & maybe black in stock.

Found a Sage rod laying in the middle of the road on the Livingstone, posted it on this website and after a couple of months with no calls took it into a flyshop to check out if I could get Sage to replace & sent it away. It came in got a call I thought " sweet new Sage RPL 590". Day I went in to pick it up the blank a fellow came in asking if anyone turned in a rod that fell off his vehicle while driving on the Livingstone. I thought damn, but I felt good getting it to the rightfull owner.

Back in the fall of 06 I ordered a pair of Waders, Pro Guide 2. They had them on sale because they were bringing out the new Pro Guide 3. About a montha go they started to leak around some seems so I filled out the Wader Repair for on their Web Site and sent them in for repair. Well I just got a call from Orvis telling me they were not repairable and a new pair of Pro Guide 3 were on thier way to me. Talk about great service. I have had great experiences for years from Orvis & this is just another one.

For me just the simple Red Wire wrapped around the hook.

I've been thinking of a new vest & was wondering what everyone uses, or recommends. Main thoughts are comfort & spreading the load. I could lessen the load but I use it for a tackle box kind of thing, I want to grab my vest and no matter where 'm going or what I doing streamers, drys or nymphing I know I have it with me not left behind at home or in my pickup.I cant find many choices which surprises me, Simms , Orvis, Cloudveil, & Ghillie. Thanks in advance

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PInk Scuds Huh? I bought some last year from the Trout Shop & never used them, Guess I'll have to give them a try. Thanks for the info

Looks nice, I'm going down there next week, what fly's were working? Thanks

I have fished the Missouri near Craig several times in the last couple of years, but the first time was late April and it was rainy & cold one day, but nice the next, but the fishing was awesome, we floated the river on 2 consecutive days on 2 seperate sections of the river caught many nice browns, rainbows & whitey's and even browns on drys. I also was guided by Mark then and once since and I highly recommend him, he works hard for you & it's a full day. I have also fished it in July and the Caddis hatch was amazing. Caddis everywhere and in my truck for weeks afterwards, but the trout were very selective so stop at the local shops to get the local patterns. Also have done it in January last year I needed to see open water and no snow the numbers werent the same but there was no ice then and it was a nice change. Goping back this year and I'm thinking it will be late April early May again. Also going to Dillon to do the Beaverhead again, then over to Livingston to try the Madison & Yellowstone. Good luck when you go & make sure you have a couple of Fat Tires at Izzaks

Sorry should have added, it all has to do with mechanical advantage, twice the power to pull the anchor with have the labor. I bought my pulley at Mountain Equipment Coop.

Check out their website , there is a picture that show the rope tied back up with the anchor hanging off a pulley.

i have a Clack and love it, but the watershed boats on their website look pretty nice. I'd like to see one in the flesh, interesting interior.

We are planning a trip to Montana in the late spring and want to drift the Missouri, Beaverhead, Madison & the Yellowstone. So what I'm looking for are the names or recommendations for shuttle services. I've waded & been guided on these rivers but this time I want to save some money and use my own boat. I know of the Trout Shop in Craig but looking for help with the other rivers. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance Bob

5 for Dry's & 6 for Nymphing, & playing with a Spey for Streamers

A buddy & I are dragging my boat to Montana to drift, the Missouri, Beaverhead, Madison & the Yellowstone all in a week. I cant wait!

Force Fins, easy to slip on & off, and the design of them allows great water movement

People at work ask if I'm practicing some kind of ninja numchuk thing when I'm standing in our shop doing a double spey, but they have learned to just leave the crazy one alone.

Nah, You will hate it. Browns rising to dry flys, no indicators to watch. Horrible.

I've been told the Bass Pro Shop will be the first store to open & it will be in March. The rest of the stores will follow later, I guessing the August date.

I dont think you can say which is better than the other, they are different. I have fished The Missouri numerous times and I enjoy it because it can be more stalking individual trout & challenging. The Caddis can be so thick with fish rising everywhere you dont know where to cast next and what fly to use because you have used every caddis in your box. I have also fished the Big Hole and caught Rainbows, Browns & Grayling the same day. Also the Beaverhead is just awesome,Huge rainbows on tiny nymphs. The Ruby is a small intimate little stream with gorgeous browns, but with challenges of it own with access restrictions. The Madison is like they say one big riffle and fish can anywhere, the edges, or the middle & then fished the Yellowstone then the Jefferson. We fished all these rivers in a week and caught fish in all of them. We were guided on some them & some not. It wasnt the numbers of fish or the size of the fish(because 1 river we only caught the one & I probably think of that 1 more than any of them) that made the trip, it was the scenery, the different water, the towns, the flyshops & the people.

Hey Gordon, nice article, lots of questions though. Like the ladies rod,& and about the Vernon girls and ...gotta stop there.