Renegade OutfittersIf you are going to fish the Bozemam/Livingston area of Montana, this is your guy. We floated the Yellowstone River and fished the spring creeks on Milesnick's Ranch with Stuart. He did a great job. Personable, knowledgeable and kinda laid back. Link: www.renegadeoutfitters.com 
McLennan FishingLynda and Jim McLennan, long time friends and fishing companions, run some of the best fly fishing schools in Alberta. They are also into photography, music and outdoor writing. Check out their site. These are some of the nicest people on the planet. Link: www.mclennanflyfishing.com 
Tom Jenni's Reel MontanaThelma and I had a chance to float the Bitterroot River with Tom in Sept of 08. If you need a guide in the Missoula area, give Tom a call. Link: www.tomjenni.com 
Gone Clear OutfitterWe asked Stuart Dominick to hook us up with a guide on the Madison River in August of 2008. His email said "Dave Hall, King of the Madison". We had a great day with Dave and Robert Stuart. Dave is now based out of Ennis, and knows the river very well and certainly knows how to fish it. If you plan on a Madison River trip, Dave is definitely the guy. Link: www.goneclear.com 
Robert StewartRobert was also a Stuart Dominick referral and added a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge to our day on the Madison in August 2008. Bozeman based, Robert can help find you some great fishing on many SW Montana waters. Email: 
Country Pleasures Fly ShopSince 1982, this shop has been educating fly fishers in Southern Alberta and supplying them with top of the line tackle. They have a staff of very experienced guides that can show you the best of the Bow River. Link: www.countrypleasures.com |
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Fly fishing can mean different things to different people, To some it is casting dry flies to rising cutthroat or rainbow trout in a crystal clear mountain stream. Others may think of it as floating big dry stonefly patterns along the bank while floating in a drift boat hoping a very large brown trout will slide up and sip it. Salt water species such as bonefish, snook, sailfish or tarpon will make up the image in the minds of some. Other fish like bass or pike or carp may be the quarry for fly anglers in some areas. Whatever version of The Fly Fishing Life you live, you will share some common passions with the rest of us. It may fly casting, rod building, fly tying, angling art, conservation or supporting organizations like Trout Unlimited or The Federation of Fly Fishers. What ever your level of involvement in the sport of fly fishing, we should all be working to preserve the waters we have now and to go back and enhance some of the habitat that may have been damaged in the past. We hoe your naxt season is your very best.