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Will L. stuck himself in the finger with a size 6 Chubby, deep with the barb still on. Not pictured are his son who was guiding him and left the barb on and the pheasant tail stuck in his thigh. Why is he smiling? He landed the fish prior to ...
Aug 20th, 11 | Post a comment »
Here are a few things I learned since my last post:
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1. Idylwilde owner, Zee German (ZG) can twitch a fly like no one I’ve seen and when you twitch it like that, the strikes are violent.
2. When you fish ...
Aug 12th, 11 | Post a comment »
Emory has been fly fishing for over 60 years and believes guides are “mostly full of bullshit.” At first that statement raised my ire, then I thought about it, looked in the mirror and at my peers and came to realize it wasn’t that far off. I’ve guided Emory for ...
Jul 29th, 11 | Post a comment »
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Client Profile:
Fumiko is 78 this year. She’s been coming to Montana with her son to fish with me for the last 8 years. I remember her being a bit timid, squeamish and unskilled as an angler on those first trips. She was clearly there to ...
Jul 8th, 11 | Post a comment »
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Eagle Mount Bozeman is a non-profit organization committed to provide quality therapeutic recreational opportunities for people with disabilities and young people with cancer, and to provide support for families of participants so that “they shall mount up with wings as eagles.”
I was one of 5 ...
Jul 5th, 11 | 1 Comment »
