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
Photo courtesy of Neal Henderson of Reaction Photo.
Alex Maher and Brian Hartley of Live Water Properties rounded out a team of exceptional anglers to form TEAM USA in the 24th Annual Jackson Hole One Fly competition. Maher posted a lofty score during “Saturday’s competition with numerous quality cutthroat between 15-18” – his secret weapon was a small black terrestrial which was deadly in the braiding side-channels. Hartley was assigned the often overlooked whitewater section from West Table to Sheep Gulch. Given the low pressure system that had moved in and the ominous cloud cover, he opted to fish sub-surface with a clouser minnow variation. » More: Team USA in the Jackson Hole One Fly
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.
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.
Avery MacMillan landed a cutthroat trout yesterday on an unnamed creek in Idaho. As the youngest member of the Live Water team, Avery has been fishing for the past two summers. The trout was released unharmed. www.livewaterproperties.com
A frequently asked question during the busy summer fishing season is: what do I consider to be the best time to fish our rivers in the area? I generally have to laugh as the angler up front hooks yet another nice fish on a large dry fly and the person behind me is so awe struck by the scenery and cobalt sky that he or she is not too concerned about the catching. My initial thought is what most everyone prefers, the peak summer months, which are July, August and September. Then I begin to recall truly incredible excursions almost every month of the year, so after releasing a solid 15inch trout from the net I look at the guy and comment that April and October are the best times in my opinion. Again, I laugh as he looks back and says “but is it not snowy and cold then,” as everyone assumes.
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.
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