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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
No the picture doesn't really tell the true story of the weather. It does show how it will look in a month or two or maybe three, to the contrary it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Yellowstone country. The snow is piling up during an early spring snowstorm but the fishing is red hot! Bison are moving out of the park as they always do in April, to their calving grounds on Horse Butte. Buffalo Field Campaign is out in force hazing the very pregnant cows off the road and while we've not seen a newborn calf they are sure to hit the ground running in the next week. All bison look great this spring even the old bulls and barren cows which last year were skin and bones at this same time. This winter was a warm one, and we have adequate snowpack with more on the way. The forecast is for 15" of snow over the next 2 days before Easter Sunday, which is to be warm and sunny.
Drew's first Mayfly Tour trip is having the fly-fishing time if their lives! Lots of fine early season trout on the spring creeks and Yellowstone River. See our "Guide Section" in this newsletter for more information on our spring trips with full report on flies and more.
Back at the shop we have been tying up a storm. I've been working on midge patterns like Griffith's Gnats and G Gnat Emergers, Micro- Wulff Cripples and small BWO nymphs using out dyed peacock eyes while Bucky continues to tie some of his latest articulated streamers with the new materials we got in that make tying these incredibly effective patterns a breeze.
Cam and I will leave snowy West Yellowstone for warmer Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Fly Expo this weekend. Look for more information on this great 2 day expo in this report. I will by doing a Yellowstone tying demo along with a conservation workshop and a program on fishing Yellowstone country and more. Hope to see all our friends at this show this Friday and Saturday.
The shop is taking on a slightly new look this spring as Dan and Scott continue their remodel. We hope you like their work next time you stop in. Still the same BRF look and feel but we have opened things up a bit and added lots of new tying materials and more.
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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Guide Trip of the Week.
Fish with the Best!
Chad Chorney Photo
Our own Drew Mentzer is out on the first Spring Road Trip of the year. I talked to Drew last night and he reported that the fishing has been good. Drew has been on DePuy's, the Yellowstone and the Stillwater so far and has good success on all three. The Stillwater sounds as if it was the best for him where they saw fish working to Midges, Baetis, and March Browns. The Weather has been almost to nice on his trip and they are hoping for a few clouds today to help bring a few more fish to the surface.
The Spring Road trips mark the beginning of the 2012 fishing season for Blue Ribbon Flies and all of the guides are very anxious to get out on the rivers. The Guide staff has been busy the last 2 weeks digging boats out of the snow, finding anchors, making sure they have the boat plugs, first aid kits, life jackets, flies, waders, boots, rain coats, rods, reels and all of the necessary licenses. This spring is going to be some of the best fishing of 2012, no wonder these guys are excited!
We run these Spring Road Trips right up to the first week in June so there is still time to take advantage of this World Class road trip.
For all of you who are joining us on a spring trip this year, get to those vises and crank out some flies. Let's Fish!!
Blue Ribbon Guides, fish with the best!
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Hope you enjoy the latest issue. We'll keep 'em
coming, keeping you up to date on the best
fishing water, tips, and gear we can get our
hands on.
Thanks for spending time with us. We'll see you soon!
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