In The Groove

BLESSED WITH PROXIMITY

Dashing To The Holy Water

the slide toward great fishing is on 

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.. The Ωκεανιναι are dancing in Yellowstone National Park. They are cooling the nights and softening the days.

Naiad Nymph
Astride River-God

.. They have caused the Firehole River to recede back within it's banks. It's time to seriously begin the pilgrimage to the sacred stream.
.. We're blessed with proximity to the stream. It's just a gentle half hour or so to the first fishable stretch. It's no more than 45 minutes to the most fishy of places. We're able to react instantly when the conditions demand it. They demand it NOW!

Auria Is With Us

.. So, we're going to toddle off to visit the fish on the Firehole River. The air is 35° F, the water is 52° F, and it's clearing.
.. The sky is overcast, the breezes are gentle and the biological imperative is bringing bugs to the attention of winter starved fishes. What more can a fisher want?
.. There will be stories generated. There will be photos taken. There will be fish caught and not caught. There will be a grand time for those in attendance. Proximity is a blessed thing. We're glad that Ναιδες, & Αυραι,  the nymphs, are with us.

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Thrummin' Hornbergs

IT'S ANY ONE'S GUESS

Slightly Modified

weighted body

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.. This slightly modified classic is just now making it's appearance beneath the ice on Hebgen Lake. The neighbors call it the "Bearded Hornberg," or the "Rasty Hornberg." It's tied just like the standard pattern with the addition of a large beard.
.. It's attached to the fishing line behind it's ample head with a standard riffling hitch; a small split shot is also suspended from the eye of the hook. Rigged correctly this allows the fly to hang in the water in a nearly horizontal position.

.. Neighbors don't remember a Whitefish being taken on this fly. Speculation allows it to mimic a small fish, thus attractive to the large rainbows and Browns in the lake. Truth be told it's any one's guess about what it really imitates. And like so many attractor flies it is not a major topic of conversation. It works, and that's that.
.. This pattern is almost always fished with a thrumming rod. Infrequently it is dangled beneath a tip-up. The thrumming rod allows the vibrations from the thumb-thrummer to move the fly in subtle ways beneath the water. Additionally, speculation allows that the vibrations attract the fish. Whatever the case, this is a rig that the neighbors favor when looking for the big trout in the reservoir.
.. NB: Maggots are scarce already. Meal worms are disappearing fast. Most night crawlers are dry or growing green stuff. It might be time to give the artificials a heavy workout.
.. More to come

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Merry Christmas

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Yellowstone Beach Weather

IT'S BEACH TIME !!

Don't Fish

enjoy

 

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.. Mom is throwing us a curve. We're loving it. The neighborhood plutocrats have left the area. Guides are towing boats to more southerly climes. Visitors have quit thinking about fishing here. So have we - for a day or two.
.. Even if our temperatures don't climb to the anticipated record highs, it'll be close enough for sunbathing at the beach. It's going to be tough making a decision this weekend: "to fish or gawk not to fish, that is the question."

.. The catching has been spectacular during this bonus week in Yellowstone National Park. The fish have been frisky, the bugs have been prolific, the clouds have shaded the pools, and stories to last a decade have been generated. What to do?
.. If this is a preview of global warming - we'll take it. This time, last year, we were talking about chains for park access, (LINK,) and the park had been closed for about 3 days.
.. We're headed to the park. We'll take the gear, we'll take our trusty point'n'shoot, we'll take a bucket of suds, we'll take some corned beef sandwiches, and we'll take our libido: the scenery should be delightful.
.. Should you find yourself in the neighborhood we suggest that you enjoy this gift. It'll be 3-feet deep before you can say "Thanksgiving."

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By Request

WEST YELLOWSTONE

NIGHTLIFE

JUST FOR BETTY

YIKES !

Direct To You From:

THE HORSE'S MOUTH

hot damn !

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