Larry L wrote:
"Jeff" wrote



july jeff




Mid? I seem to remember that you come for the Yellowstone River opener?
Not sure if I'll be in the area then or not, I may run up to the Missouri
and I'm carrying my passport in case the call of the Bow gets too strong.
Then again the HFork may be too good to leave if the weather stays cool.
Critical Winter flows have been maintained reasonably well for a few years
now and the resulting improved population is getting big enough to be worth
the kind of effort any fish on the HFork seems to take. ( it's not that I'm
a big fish elitist .. I just hate getting beaten by dinks ;-)


Is that e-mail address up there valid? I tried to mail you last year and
got a bounced notice.



i'll be there mid july this year. driving up from salt lake city this
time, so i'm looking forward to some new scenery through portions of
utah and wyoming. i'll be camping somewhere. might stop for a time in
wyoming depending on others' schedules. henrys fork was tough the one
time i was there...i'd like to see it when the fish and weather were a
bit more cooperative.

though i'm always there at the time of the opener, it's pure serendipity
on my part. others usually establish the time of the trip. i've had such
good times and been spoiled with the early-mid july trips, especially
learning from and enjoying the company of the superb western fishermen
and my friend joe mcintosh (a superb character), i can't stay away. it's
intoxicating and addictive.

the yellowstone river opener really isn't my thing, though i admire the
tradition and the incredible cutts in that river. i enjoy the smaller,
less popular streams, and hiking back into areas that feel quiet and
comfortable, away from crowds and roads. big fish are fun...but pretty
places and small fish suit me just fine. i know you like to "cipher" the
fish and bugs...but i'm still hypnotized by the place. perhaps one day,
after i've spent enough time on those waters and lost the nystagmus,
i'll understand the fish and bugs better. but right now, i'm just
grateful to see and walk around those places, catching a fish
now-and-again.

oh...the mindspring.com and the suddenlink.net addresses are valid.
don't know what happened last year...sorry i missed your note though.

jeff