Best spot for a fly fisherman to live?

[Rob Snowhite]

a colorado spot within a day’s drive to surrounding states
there are spring creeks, tail waters, high alpine lakes, free stones, reservoirs etc.

[Cameron Mortenson]

Joel…I’ve never been to Missoula…yet…so I can’t comment on that area.

[Mark Landerman]

Cats blow…………..Go Grizz!

[micah lauer]

I almost forgot Utah.

[Mark Landerman]

The Green River is the best tailwater in the entire world.

[andrew_bell]

I’ve only seen the northern half of the States…..but Bozeman or Livingston Mt would be 2 places that I could easily live…for a whole host of reasons , not least the fishing

[John Stanley]

Abingdon, Virginia, would get my vote.

[neil mccurdy]

Central Pennsylvania, around State Collage PA if you would consider the east
I would also vote for Missola MT great little town with some great fishing near by

[wollyworm]

thanks for all the awsome replys guys! Really some food for thought. Guess it is almost like asking what u like best, blonds or brunettes 😛 I am working on setting myself up in Montana. You only live once and I just have it in my blood now. Can’t shake it.

[Tim Pommer]

Brule, Wisconsin.

[Rob Snowhite]

living in dc isn’t that bad, there is a large diversity of fishing opportunities

we have the bay 45 min to the east, the ocean 2 hours more
mountains an hour west
the potomac, rappahannock, shenandoa(s) all within an hour

Pa, western Md, Wva are all close.

[micah lauer]

Tulsa, Oklahoma.

[scott bullinger]

Tulsa, Oklahoma.

That’s almost like saying, “St. Louis, MO”.

[dannyo]

Purely for fishing?

[tradd d]

Bozeman for sure or Islamorada for Salt!

[anonymous]

Central PA as Neil suggested is probably the best place in the east.

Year round fishing, wild fish , excellent hatches, you can find rising trout every day of the year.

[lee church]

The disappearance of the quaint mountain town…..that would make for a great rant!

[Mike Cline]

I think alot of the little old trout towns seem to be going that way.

Bozeman has certainly gone upscale in the last decade, but Livingston, Gardiner, West Yellowstone and Twin Bridges are certainly the trout towns they always were–especially Twin Bridges.

[clint stevenson]

I almost forgot Utah.  Utah is awesome.  Utah anglers flock out of state in droves every weekend to fish in neighboring states, so you’ll have a lot of water to choose from in Utah.

Plus, it’s close to Colorado.  

I couldn’t agree with this more. Utah is the place to be.

[ben fuller]

Mtn Home, Arkansas

White water system some of the best trout fishing in the world.  Within a 2.5hr drive you can fish Norfork, Bull Shoals, Little Red, Taneycomo, and Beaver tailwaters.  Then you have the North Fork of the White between AR and MO which has wild fish.  On top of the trout you have some fantastic smallmouth and rock bass fishing on the Kings, Buffalo, and Eleven Points all within a 1-2 hr drive.  Then the best thing about  Mtn Home compared to living out west is your dollar goes alot farther.  The cost of living in Arkansas is low compared to the rest of the country.  Granted the beauty of the west is spectacular but North Arkansas/Southren Missouri has it own unique beauty.

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