Just 25 miles as the crow flies from the Rocky Mountain Front, Flyway Ranch lies equidistant between Great Falls and Helena, Montana, along the fabled Missouri River. The 160-acre ranch was purchased in 1993 and has been meticulously updated and improved to become not just a prime wildlife refuge, but a place where residents and their guests can enjoy privacy and seclusion while having access to two cities with endless outdoor and cultural opportunities. The ranch sits at 3200’ in elevation, enjoying mild winters and easy access all months of the year. For the avid outdoorsmen, the Flyway Ranch boasts over a mile of prime fishing on the blue-ribbon, tail-water Missouri River, where there are thousands of fish per mile. The Flyway Ranch also has prime habitat for ducks, geese, Hungarian partridge, pheasants and deer. Most remarkably, the ranch boasts views of pristine mountains and ranchland. There are no houses visible from the ranch, which is highly unusual on such a popular trout river. » More: Live Water Properties Boasts New Listing in Montana - Flyway Ranch
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Live Water Properties Boasts New Listing in Montana - Flyway Ranch
January 6th, 2010Willow’s Bend Residence, 50% Interest For Sale
December 29th, 2009
Double L Ranch - Star Valley, Wyoming - Is it your dream to own a residence in Wyoming, but you don’t feel like you would spend enough time to justify full-time ownership? The Double L Ranch Willow’s Bend Residence is a perfect solution for your family. Sitting on 4.8 acres along the banks of the Salt River, this 4,200 sqft custom 200 year-old-log retreat boasts stunning river and mountain views from every room. Designed to meet the unique characteristics of a mountain lifestyle; the 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath Willow’s Bend Residence has comfortable gathering spaces for entertaining friends and family, flanked by luxurious private suites that await after a long day of adventures. » More: Willow’s Bend Residence, 50% Interest For Sale
Private Fishing on New Fork Meadows
November 11th, 2009
The trout in these pictures are a good representation of the healthy fish thriving in the fishery located on our newest ranch listing, New Fork Meadows, located in Pinedale, Wyoming. A small private meadow fishery, the New Fork River in its upper stretches provides exceptional habitat for rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout to thrive. For more information on New Fork Meadows, please click here. » More: Private Fishing on New Fork Meadows
Fishing on the Flying Goose Ranch
September 23rd, 2009
The fishing on our newest listing, the Flying Goose Ranch, on the Gros Ventre River is fantastic. Red hot cuttys coming strong to dry flies. The dimples on the water in the last image are of rising fish - it looked like the water was boiling with big heads (I broke one off by a massive cutty just as the sun was setting). For more information on the Flying Goose Ranch, click here.
Fishing the Gros Ventre River
September 17th, 2009
Last week, Ernie Cockrell and I floated the section of the Gros Ventre River just above Slide Lake. We launched at the first bridge crossing and floated down to the Flying Goose Ranch. We had good action with yellow hoppers and Adams above the canyon with a few cuttys pushing 16-18 inches. Things slowed down in the canyon, but picked up again as we entered the Flying Goose Ranch. Overall a great day on the river.
Gliding over Star Valley
September 11th, 2009
Brian Hartley of Live Water Properties and Lance Mortensen of the Double L Ranch, glided over Star Valley Friday evening in Mortensen’s Husky. While flying over the Double L Ranch, the Salt River and surrounding spring creeks were in plain view meandering through the property. Truly a sportsman’s paradise, this ranch is the perfect place to fly fish and hunt while enjoying the gorgeous scenery. For more information on the Double L Ranch, click here.
Green River Trout Ranch
August 12th, 2009A friend and I wade fished the Green River Trout Ranch in Wyoming on Saturday. The fish were not taking any of our dry fly offerings but we switched to streamers and began catching fish. All the fish caught were solid 15″-20″ fish, with no smaller fish. The big cutthroat pictured was caught on the last cast of the day and had a small rainbow trout hanging out of its mouth when landed. We caught most of our fish on sculpin patterns such as Galloup’s Zoo Cougar, Galloup’s yellow Sex Dungeons, Silvey’s Sculpin, and JJ Specials.
Evironmentally-Friendly Real Estate Investment
July 17th, 2009
The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford’s Said Business School has published an excellent article entitled “Blended Value Investing: Innovations in Real Estate.” This article defines Blended Value Investing as investment that focuses not only on meeting defined financial return targets, but on preserving and creating ecological conservation value as well. The paper focuses specifically on Blended Value Investing in real estate, and begins by listing the vehicles available to invest in such properties. These vehicles are niche-individual deals, funds, and a marketplace. Since much ecological and conservation-based real estate investment involves large tracts of land that trade infrequently, niche deals and funds provide the best way to access this kind of investment.
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Fishing on the New Fork on the Bar Cross Ranch
July 6th, 2009
Great day of fishing on Wyoming’s New Fork on the Bar Cross Ranch yesterday. A thick grey drake hatch had big browns sipping duns and emergers off the surface. Three guys each landed about ten fish each, and lost several more. The biggest was a fat 22″ brown pictured here, but several likely bigger fish got away.
The New Fork River - Private Refuge for Trophy Trout
June 18th, 2009
New Fork Brown
A watershed’s ability to provide sanctuary for both the angler and the trout is an important and often overlooked attribute of prime trout water. As more people learn about the outdoor opportunities in the high deserts of the western United States, the pursuit of solitude here can be a challenge. Fortunately, the West has an abundance of trout-filled waters that largely flow through public lands, and on some occasions you experience that riffle or run all to yourself. However, imagine a wild, freestone stream that has the fertile growth of a tailwater without the crowds! The New Fork River of the Green River drainage in Western Wyoming has these characteristics and more. The river flows over ninety percent of its length through vast private ranchlands, which protects the resident browns’, rainbows’ and cutthroats’ refuge from constant angling bombardment.
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