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Greetings!
Welcome to another Blue Ribbon Flies weekly newsletter. Thanks for tuning in. Settle in and we'll tell you what's happening around West Yellowstone and our other favorite spots, show you the fly and the material of the week, and tempt you to plan your next trip with us.
We've got a lot to show you and tell you about this week, so settle down in a comfy chair and dig in. Take a break from work or play, grab a cup of coffee, and pretend you're leaning on the counter here at Blue Ribbon Flies.
We hope to see you soon, right here in West Yellowstone, but until then we wish you happy and healthy fishing and fly tying. All our best to each of you. We wish you were here, but until you are we'll keep you in the loop. Thanks for stopping by.
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What's New
What's Happening in Yellowstone Country
A Special thanks to Chad Chorney for this fine photo he sent to us. Chad is a good friend of ours and ties dozens of flies for us in the winter. Thanks Chad
It is 5am. Our outside thermometer reads plus 6.2 degrees. When I let the dogs out a few minutes ago I could not see a star shinning over the Madison Mountain Range to the east. The forecast tells of snow and a warm-up. Two mornings ago West Yellowstone recorded a morning low temp of minus 35 degrees. Those frigid temps make slush and shelf ice on the rivers and cause late season anglers fits just getting to the river let alone fishing trout rising to midge emerging at the surface.
This is the time of year us locals listen to seemingly endless sounds of silence. Cold-windless nights so calm and still the hissing sound of big snowflakes falling tell of substantial accumulation by daylight. Jackie and I often hear elk talking; we can hear their chirping and mewing back and forth as they feed in upper hay meadows 1-2 miles away from our camp. Too, we often hear wolves howling 2-3 times that distance. But, for the most part this time of the year, I'll spend several minutes mindlessly drifting-listening to the eerie silence Yellowstone offers up. It's that same silence that after a short time causes me to snap-to and get back to fly tying and writing this report!
We are settling in now for the next 100 days of Yellowstone's long-dark-still nights. This is the time for snow and cold. During this period we find ourselves hoping for one day in a week when afternoon temperatures soar above freezing and we can head down to the river to fish an hour or two. We'll tie lots of flies, dye our fur and feathers, write some and count off the long dark days until March when we turn the corner to a time when daylight hours lengthen, afternoon temperatures warm and we can get on the rivers more and enjoy late winter fishing.
As usual in the rest of this issue, you'll find fishing news from Yellowstone Country in the weekly Fishing Report. You can see what's hot off the vise in the Fly of the Week, get a sneak peek at some of the best materials on our tying bench in the Fly Tying Material of the Week, and stay up to date with the guide staff and their trips in the Guide Trip of the Week.
You'll be seeing a new email newsletter most every week throughout the fall and winter to keep you tuned in to all things fly fishing and fly tying in the greater Yellowstone area and beyond. Throughout the seasons, we'll keep sending you news of hatches and fishing holes around West Yellowstone. So without further delay, go ahead and jump right into the newsletter. And as always, don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email if you have any questions, or if you just want a little fish talk.
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