Dvd’s on Yellowstone/Montana ?

[lars]

Hey guys !
I would like to know if you could recommend any good dvd’s about flyfishing yellowstone/montana ?
I also would like to know if there is any nature documentaries on this area aviable on dvd ?

[Steve K.]

Lars,

I have “Flyfishing Yellowstone Hatches” from Craig Matthews:

http://www.blueribbonflies.com/merchandise/booksdvds.shtml

I love watching it for the scenery as much as the content. He has some awesome footage of rising trout!

I backpack the Park as much as possible. Only missed one summer (last year went to Alaska) in the past 10 years or so. I typically stay in the backcountry for 4 or 5 days at a time. I take a break and stay one night in a lodge and then head back in for another dose of cutthroat fishing. If I can help you out, let me know. I’m headed out for 3 weeks late-July/early August.

[Tim Angeli]

Drifter,
Do you have any suggestions for must-fish backcountry areas of Yellowstone.

[lars]

Drifter,
Thank you so much, that seemed to be just what i was looking for

[Tim Pommer]

Drifter,
Do you have any suggestions for must-fish backcountry areas of Yellowstone.

[dave schlick]

[Tim Angeli]

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

[Steve K.]

Tim,

Here’s my list of overnight backcountry favorites in YNP:

Slough Creek near the Park Boundary (above 3rd Meadow)
Lamar River above Cache Creek
Yellowstone River (Black Canyon) if you can hit the salmonfly hatch
Grizzly Lake/Straight Creek for my brookie fix
Grebe Lake/Upper Gibbon for my grayling fix
Yellowstone River/Thorofare Area
Heart Lake
McBride lake
Shoshone Lake
…and this year I plan to visit Bechler! These are areas that offer a degree of solitude, beauty and good fishing. I agree with Dave….there are areas outside the Park that are as good or better. I prefer the Park….and this may sound strange….because the Park Service offers so much more oversight when it comes to enforcement and regulations. At times it can be a hassle (like the reservation system) but I’ve always had great experiences in the Yellowstone backcountry and continue to return.

There are dozens more “favorites” that don’t require an overnight stay. I like Craig Matthews Yellowstone fishing guidebook for hiking mileages and stream details. I’ve found it to be fairly accurate and up-to-date.

[dave schlick]

[Steve K.]

Great story Dave! I chuckled all the way through it!

[dave schlick]

I sent a message to moosedog

[Joel Thompson]

The mountain range that Dave is describing to you all is the Flint Creek Range not the Pintlars. A common mistake. The Pintlars are the next mountain range to the south and they too are an awesome place to go play. I have read before that if the Pintlars were in any other state but Montana they would be a national park. Yea, they are that nice so when Dave was telling everyone that he would go there instead of Yellowstone to fish I was in complete agreement. The Pintlars are a wilderness area while the Flint Creeks near Deer Lodge are not. That said the area that Dave talks about going (Elbow Lake) is in a proposed wilderness and is a walk in area. This whole area is truely my back yard. I own a cabin at Rock Creek Lake where you would start your hike. I have been to the top of almost every peak in the range as well as most of the lakes. Some of the lakes are way better than others for catching fish but you will have to send me a PM if you want specifics on a certain lake. I can’t tell the whole world about my special fishing spots! 😉

Dave just so you know you are not the first one to get double flats on that road. The wimpy tires you get on new cars these days just don’t quite cut it on that road! Great to have a story like that though!

Joel

[dave schlick]

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