Tim Angeli
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Mike,
I’m not particularly afraid of snakes, but that experience would definitely have me feeling squeamish.
I got the chance to finally the man, the myth, and the legend that is Joel Thompson. I met up with he and Ron Snow for dinner in Deer Lodge and had a great time exchanging fishing stories for a few hours. I think its literally impossible to find two nicer guys, and I can’t thank Joel enough for all the info he has helped me with in the planning of this trip. Thanks Joel!! He also put me on a location tonight that produced two explosive strikes from big fish on skated caddis. Great fun! Joel and Ron, great meeting you both and I look forward to hopefully crossing your paths again before this trip is over.
Here is a more thorough dumping of pictures from the two days my Dad and I spent on the Big Horn. Overall, the Big Horn is amazing! Definitely make a point to stop there if you ever get the chance. I think Joel put it best when he described it as fly fishing Disneyland. There are a ton of fish, big fish, and fish everywhere. We wade fished the first day, which I would definitely recommend. The Big Horn is a river where a boat gives you access to the majority of the water, but we got into a lot of fish while wading. We rented a boat the second day and floated the Afterbay to Bighorn section (Dam to 13 mile). The three nights that we spent were all spent in Cottonwood Camp, which I would highly recommend. Its a great place to set up camp amongst a conglomeration of RVs, mobile homes, cabins, and tents, all home to fellow fish bums. Again, thank you to Tim Pommer for the info and for making sure that the Horn was on the list of water for this trip. It would have been a huge mistake to not fish it on the way. Here are some more pictures:
Teddy R. NP on the way out:
Carnage from the open road:
My Dad hooked up with the first fish of the trip:
Not a bad way to start things off:
The Big Horn:
Hopper Eaters:
Yellowtail Dam:
Downstream from Yellowtail:
The Car Hole:
Underwater brown:
Great Water:
More Browns:
The black caddis hatch in the evenings was awesome! There were fish rising everywhere, and there’s nothing like hooking into some of those Big Horn fish on dry flies and really putting a bend in a 3 wt:
We have some great water on deck for tomorrow. I’m super excited! Stay tuned, good stuff is in store.
Cheers,
TimRick,
The vast majority of my smallie fishing is in lakes, where I have my best success on black leech patterns.
Steve, yes, the bus is air cooled. My Dad and I put in the wrench time to rebuild the engine about 4 years ago, and I took it on a trip from Michigan to Glacier NP, down to RMNP, and then back to Michigan. 4600 miles total, about 4 quarts of oil, ran out of gas once (gas gauge doesn’t work), and broke down once (Rapid City, SD). All in all, a great trip. This upcoming trip should put that one to shame though.
Mark, I already have both a basic tool kit and my VW manual packed. I’m crossing my fingers. ;D
Tim, I just added the Big Horn to the list. How could I leave it off the list when you drop a picture of a pig like that? Thanks for the suggestion. It will be a nice place to stop and get some fishing in before heading across the remainder of Montana. What are the walk wade options on the Big Horn? I’m thinking of doing part of a day walk wading (whatever portion of the day is left when we arrive in Fort Smith) and then rent a boat for a day.
Jim and Mike, PM sent. Thanks for the info!
Corey, can’t wait to meet up!
David,
Don’t worry, I have been salivating at the thought of getting those hoppers wet ever since they arrived.
David,
I’m no Loop expert, but it is my understanding that Loop is a eauropean company, Swedish I believe.
Zach,
The photoblog is definitely one of my favorite aspects of this site, glad to see that it’ll be back in action!
Hamish,
Thanks for the offer, I will definitely plan to take you up on that! I just checked my email and found an offer extended to me for the position. Looks like I’m headed to New Zealand for at least a few years…and I couldn’t possible be more excited. The position is with the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, which is part of the University of Auckland. I’ll plan to get in touch with you once I get down there and we can chase some fins together.
Thanks!
Tim
