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MONTANA
&
YELLOWSTONE
OUTFITTER
Lefty anGler & flies
Satoshi Yamamoto - Livingston, MT
INNOVATIVE TROUT FLIES
&
ATLANTIC SALMON FLY
FRAMES
Here comes Lefty's official publication
"Atlantic Salmon Flies of Major Traherne" (LINK)!!
LEFTY is on Podcast (LINK)!!
06/23/2025: Prime summer fishing has arrived!!
The annual Pale Morning Dun hatches on the spring creeks have started just as we wish. T
Yellowstone River is clearing up and in fact it's already fishing well!!
Please call, text, and email me with any questions.
The Second & Completely Revised Edition of "Trout Foods & Flies For Livingston's Spring Creeks" is SOLD OUT!
Hope to reprint next year.....

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PMD on Spring Creeks
One of the few things in the world that consistently and promisingly happens to every year = Pale Morning Dun hatches on Livingston’s...
Satoshi Yamamoto
2 days ago1 min read
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Summer Summary
As the Labor Day weekend ended, well, Montana summer seems to have ended as well. From the mid August, it has been a mixed bag of...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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July 2024 Fishing Report
It's a bit hotter than we anticipated.... Earlier in the month, there were 100F days. Then we are having a series of over 90F days. Water...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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Lefty on Podcast!!
Well, it was another new and enlightening experience!! I participated a podcast interview with a host of Wet Fly Swing Dave Stewart. And...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jun 14, 20241 min read
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East Idaho Fly Tying Expo 2024
The 2024 EIFTE was a non-stopping busy event! It totally regained the "pre COVID" vibe! I can't emphasize how enjoyable and important...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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2023 Season Coming To The End.......
I apologize for the lack of blog updates. Matter of fact, I thought last time I did would be in July, up until I start to create this...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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Guide Trip Scenes - August 2023
The momentum of July rolled into August. Besides being perhaps the best and the most enjoyable season, it's been a "BIG FISH" season as...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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Guide Trip Scenes - July 2023
I thought I did it........ July fishing report. I guess I only did on my social media but not on here. It's a long overdue but here are...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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Fly Box Thoughts & 2023 Guide Season Has Begun
Among all the fly fishing equipment and gadgets, are there any categories that you can NEVER find the best or the most suitable?? Have...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jun 21, 20233 min read
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Wasatch Fly Fishing Expo 2023
What a great trip to The Great Salt Lake City area and what a wonderful/busy show the Wasatch Intermountain Fly Fishing Expo 2023 was!!...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Apr 23, 20232 min read
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Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo 2023
I hope everyone has had a good start of the NEW YEAR. I had good holidays with my family. Then I was planning to visit Western Idaho Fly...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jan 9, 20233 min read
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August End & September In
Each year as I age, my wet wading season, i.e., no wader but bootie and boots, is getting shorter. Exceptions have been the last year and...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Sep 6, 20221 min read
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August Fishing Report
It’s hot 🥵. It may not be as hot as last year but it feels hot days are continuing longer than normal years and the last year. As August...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Aug 14, 20222 min read
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Stream Report
Yellowstone River is finally good-to-go! River flow dropped to the historical average/median (so, what was that flood about!? - really)....
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Yellowstone River Update
As July rolls, it's been a great summer. Here in Livingston, we are getting thunderstorm warnings almost daily however it seems dark...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jul 9, 20222 min read
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Spring Creek Fishing Report
For the past two years, all over the world, it was "before & after COVID" then "new normal". This year, here in Livingston, it's been...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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Flood of 2022
By now many a US citizen, flyfishers or not, have seen and heard about the historical, if not “biblical”!, floods that are hitting south...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jun 14, 20221 min read
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Spring Guide Trips
As May rolls in, weathers have been still funny and unpredictable. However fishing has been good, some of the best and most enjoyable...
Satoshi Yamamoto
May 7, 20221 min read
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Wasatch Fly Fishing Expo 2022
Wasatch Intermountain Fly Fishing Expo 2022 (https://wasatchexpo.com) was held in the huge venue, Mountain America Expo Center, in Sandy,...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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Guide Lunch for the Late Season
I have concluded perhaps the last guide trip for the season. It wasn’t freezing cold but cold enough with constant winds. I quickly heat...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Nov 27, 20211 min read
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