Sunrise on Quake Lake

Dawn came early.  But for me, when I’m on Quake Lake, it doesn’t come soon enough.  While most trout fishing in the Yellowstone Country doesn’t start till things warm up, Quake Lake has rising fish very early in the morning.  As usual, I had my coffee brewed around 6 AM and soon we were in … Read more

An Unprompted Trip To Quake Lake

I hadn’t planned on fishing this week until Saturday.  Saturday I have a friend from South Africa arrive and we are going hard for four days.  But then my business partner Mark Kuhn, emailed, “You need to meet me at Quake Lake”.   Mark was right.  We’ve been planning to meet at Quake for couple … Read more

Ennis on the Madison River Fly Fishing Festival

September 4-5, 2015 Four months ago I was contacted by the Madison River Foundation about presenting “Four Seasons of the Yellowstone Trout Bum” for ‘Ennis on the Madison’ Fly Fishing Festival held annually in Ennis, Montana.  I’m home for a change with a break between events.  I considered saving the time for fishing but this is … Read more