On an un-crowded boating day in June, Alex and Macye of Live Water Properties, discovered solace and excitement along the shores of the Lewis Lake in Yellowstone National Park. The drift boat churned through the water and then anchored. With stunning clouds hovering, Alex and Macye found a place where sandy bottom mixed with darker volcanic rocks. Anchoring, they geared up and almost played like they were in saltwater, side strikes and beefy hook sets looking to achieve the results: lake trout, some more silver, others tempered brown, again and again into the net. It was a blast.
Just 25 miles as the crow flies from the Rocky Mountain Front, 
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 
