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.
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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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Green Valley Land Trust and Bar Cross Ranch
June 18th, 2009
Standing on a the edge of a butte on theBar Cross Ranch affords a beautiful view—of the canyons and spires of the Wind River Range to the north and east and the verdant irrigated meadows and bottomland to the south. In fact, it is this very site with this incredible view that we chose as the location for our Annual Donor Appreciation Picnic this year. But, this is just one of about six sites we considered, as this beautiful 11,000+-acre property has a lot of special spots.
Live Water in the High Desert
June 16th, 2009
BY R. SCOTT SMITH
Across the American West there are dozens of hallowed trout waters, all unique with a variety of species, scenery and overall experiences to offer. As our world populous grows, we as fly fishers have the need to fulfill not only the heart-pounding excitement of a powerful trout on the line but also the mind cleansing quality of serene solitude. One special drainage south of Jackson Hole has the ingredients to satiate the hard core angler as well as the river romantic - the Upper Green River and its main tributary, the New Fork River.
Ranch Market Update: Summer 2009
June 16th, 2009
“Stability in Volumes, Values, and Emerging Trends”
Many of the themes we reported on in our Fall 2008 CNBC story and newsletter have evolved into full form now with strong new trends emerging, (see www.LiveWaterProperties.com for an archived copy of the Fall 2008 Ranch Market Update).
The Yellowstone River - Beyond Paradise Valley
June 16th, 2009
Descending out of the northern mountains and forests of the country’s first National Park, the Yellowstone River leads a legacy of American history. Since the days of Lewis and Clark, this river has created legendary lore; some of which centers around the river’s bountiful wild trout.
