
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

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

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 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 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
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