On Jan 7, 11:40*am, flebow wrote:


We capsized - I was lucky to make it twice thru some major rapids w
brush , logjams all around


Like most of us I've come close to buying the farm a few times ....
and in manners that would have embarrassed my survivors at my
stupidity .... after it was all over, I could see the headlines in the
Montahoming papers .. "Dumb **** Californian Drowns"


They were not fishable in July There ws no
way that I would wade!


Fred, from Mid-May to late Oct there is almost always "someplace" to
fish, with reasonable success, within day trip distance of West
Yellowstone. But, you may have to alter your expectations.

I don't fish the Madison ( below Quake ) very much, not my style, but
one of the very best days I've had there it was so high I was
literally scared to get very close to it, let alone wade, 'cause a
collapsing bank could have been fatal. I fished big nymphs tossed
from back up on the shore to land an inch or two from the shore,
caught a few very special Browns.

Again, not "my style" but sometimes one plays the game available
realizing that it makes the game of choice even more appreciated,
later.