Epic Trip Report, Part 6 – The Artillery
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Some of you guys have requested shots of one or more of the streamers in some of my pictures. I went ahead and shot a bunch of pictures of my streamer boxes for you. To start it off though, here is the obligatory food shot from Wild West Pizzeria in West Yellowstone and the funniest way to label the gender of the restrooms that I have ever seen.
Next up, some shots of the streamer bins in Kelly Galloup’s Slide Inn, on the banks of the Madison River. Kelly was unfortunately out of town at the show in Denver, but I’m planning to stop in and chat with him later during my trip. The guy in the shop (I didn’t catch his name) was plenty helpful and a great guy. I already love that place.
And finally, here are some shots of my streamer boxes and a few of the specific patterns. I put my car key and chain in a few of the shots as a reference. It is about 5″ long total. Most of the bigger patterns are in the 5-6″ range, but there are obviously some bigger and smaller ones as well.
Boxes:
T&As:
A variety of patterns:
The black articulated butt monkey from the Grand Teton post:
And the whole family again:
I haven’t been throwing this stuff as much as I would have liked to, but that is about to change. I’m planning on doing some trophy hunting in the next week or two and seeing what I can dredge up from some of the rivers like the Madison, Big Hole, and Beaverhead. Hopefully there will be good things to come.
Cheers,
TimWhile the flies are big and very nicely tied, the pizza, to me is the heart of the post. Such a good looking pie.
looks like you bought out the Kelly’s store. im guessing that was the Slide Inn?
Actually, most of those I tied up in preparation for this trip.
I’ve used said fly on the Chattahoochee in Atlanta with good success. It was a streamer that my guide picked up on the way out the door when I fished the Snake river with Westbank Anglers two summers ago. Ironically, we never used streamers that day, but he gave me the flies to take with me, and it’s a “go-to” for me.
Silvey’s Sculpin Leech
Kelly Galloup Sells them
http://www.slideinn.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=282
Water shot…
In hand, bad photo…
In fish…
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