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Bozeman, Montana. Alma mater. Montana State University, bachelor's degree in Applied Science; University of Montana, master's degree in education (1951) Occupation. Fly fisherman. Known for. Fly fishing guide and owner of "The Trout Shop" in West Yellowstone. Bud Lilly (1925-2017) was the owner of the Trout Shop in West Yellowstone, Montana as ...
Superior fly fishing also exists in the surrounding areas of the Rocky Mountains in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Because of a large number of major river systems such as the Yellowstone, Madison, Missouri, Snake, Salmon, and Clark Fork, many hundreds of fast, clear-running streams and high alpine lakes, the region contains a large number of trout.
November 2, 2008. (2008-11-02) (aged 102) Occupation. Fly tying. Known for. Big Hole River conservation, Woven flies. George F. Grant (September 18, 1906 – November 2, 2008) [1] was an American angler, author and conservationist from Butte, Montana. He was active for many years on the Big Hole River.
Fly Fishers International (FFI) is an international 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization headquartered in Livingston, Montana. It was founded in 1964 and formalized a year later in 1965. FFI is an organized voice for fly fishers around the world; they represent all aspects of fly fishing, which include the art of fly tying, casting, and ...
Fly fishing in the Firehole River. Angling in Yellowstone National Park is a major reason many visitors come to the park each year and since it was created in 1872, the park has drawn anglers from around the world to fish its waters. In 2006, over 50,000 park fishing permits were issued to visitors. [1] The park contains hundreds of miles of ...
Madison River. The Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles (295 km) long, in Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, Montana forms the Missouri River. The Madison rises in Teton County in northwestern Wyoming at the confluence of the Firehole and ...
Joan Salvato Wulff (born 1926) is a fly fisher. In 1951, she won the national fly-casting distance title, an all-male competition, and was a National Casting Champion from 1943-1960. She started the Wulff School of Fly Fishing along with her husband, Lee Wulff, in 1978, along the Beaverkill River in New York. The author of numerous books, Wulff ...
The Blackfoot River, sometimes called the Big Blackfoot River to distinguish it from the Little Blackfoot River, is a snow-fed and spring-fed river in western Montana. The Blackfoot River begins in Lewis and Clark County at the Continental Divide, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of the town of Lincoln (4,536 ft; 1,383 m).