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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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Yellowstone River Runoff
It's finally a runoff season on the Yellowstone River. The river repeated up and down from mid April and through May. There were a few...
Satoshi Yamamoto
May 281 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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Yellowstone River Runoff Report
With a bit of smirk and confidence (and certainly with some sighs of relief), I TOLD YOU!! With many cold days and wet weathers...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jun 14, 20241 min read
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How Important Are the Snow Pack Values?
This spring, I had opportunities to talk about fishing in my area, the Yellowstone Country, at the few fly-fishing expos. During my...
Satoshi Yamamoto
May 19, 20242 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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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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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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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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October Fishing 2
It’s been a great weather (till next post😅) and fishing is good most part of the day. But I don’t think the fall baetis has really...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Oct 11, 20211 min read
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Fall Colors, Fall Actions
Although as of this weekend we’re enjoying Indian Summer days (high in 80Fs), the fall has settled in the Yellowstone Country. Morning is...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Sep 26, 20210 min read
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Euro Nymphing: Evolution or Hybrid!? & Myth Busting
I do have my own favorite styles and situations of fly-fishing, meaning I would choose a certain time of the year, particular weather,...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Sep 11, 20215 min read
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Hoot-Owl LIFTED on Yellowstone River
This just came in!! With this, my outfit/guide service goes back to the “normal” operation - hard define what is NORMAL nowadays but…….....
Satoshi Yamamoto
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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Summer Ends!?
I was back to the Yellowstone float trips over the weekend. It was still the similar high summer condition as with the past few posts and...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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Reading The Dry-Fly Water
It’s still hot🥵. Yellowstone River water flow and temperature are sort of stable, though not the most favorable conditions. I can still...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Aug 1, 20211 min read
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Hoot Owl Restrictions
We kinda guessed that it had to come eventually😶. Starting on 7/21, fishing on Yellowstone River is regulated with “Hoot Owl Closure”,...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jul 21, 20211 min read
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"I Seldom........."
I don't see it recently but wasn't there an internet meme: "I seldom XXXX but if I do (or when I do), it's YYYY", something like that?? I...
Satoshi Yamamoto
Jul 17, 20211 min read
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