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, 2010Private 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 Lewis Channel
October 28th, 2009
Bitter cold on Sunday but a very productive day on the Lewis Channel in Yellowstone (btw Lewis and Shoshone Lake). I landed 10+ fish over 18″ and lost a few more that looked to be much, much larger. » More: Fishing on the Lewis Channel
Team USA in the Jackson Hole One Fly
October 2nd, 2009
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
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.
Riffle Candy
September 3rd, 2009
The last Tuesday of August was a great day on the South Fork. We try to hit this famous fishery during the week. Less boats. Less competition for the riffles. We used emergers, basically anything with a pinkish hue, and found the riffles a winning place to be, especially the ones in the middle of the big river where the live water runs across the rock in a mezzanine structure. The flies floated over the drop-offs where larger trout were salivating and ready to nip, tuck and run with them. Alex hooked into a big rainbow and just lost it after a battle to the flats. His big brother was lingering downstream in a side channel and waiting for Alex to find him. » More: Riffle Candy
Avery MacMillan lands a cutthroat
September 2nd, 2009
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
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.
Stream Enhancement Projects
June 16th, 2009
As with most things in life, there is always room for improvement and trout streams are not an exception. Whether it is to correct things that are affecting stream quality or enrich what is currently there, there are companies that specialize in improving your trout waters.
