MONTANA
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YELLOWSTONE
OUTFITTER
Lefty anGler & flies
Satoshi Yamamoto - Livingston, MT
INNOVATIVE TROUT FLIES
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ATLANTIC SALMON FLY
FRAMES
Here comes Lefty's official publication
"Atlantic Salmon Flies of Major Traherne" (LINK)!!
LEFTY is on Podcast (LINK)!!
10/19/2025: I am heading to the IRISH FLY FAIR !!!
Day time temperature and length suddenly dropped in the mid month.
Float trip on the Yellowstone River is still going on. Streamers can bring large brown trout!!
Spring Creeks are fishing so well: big trout are swimming up to the creeks for spawning.
Fall baetis hatch is superb!!
Enjoy while you can!!!
I'm working on The THIRD Edition of "Trout Foods & Flies For Livingston's Spring Creeks" !!
Links
Outfitters & Fly-Shops that I associate with:
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Buzz Basini's Spring Creek Specialists - 406-222-5664
Sitting within DePuy's Spring Creek property, the must-stop shop for every spring-creek angler and even for guides - superb flies (including my patterns!) & supplies
Operated by Nelson's Guides & Flies and within Nelson's Spring Creek.
Fly-fishing guide trips in and around Montana. Lots of adventures!
Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Park
For purchasing license ONLINE and fishing regulations
Livingston's Spring Creeks
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Armstrong's Spring Creek - O'Hair Ranch - 406-222-2979
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DePuy's Spring Creek - 406-222-0221
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Nelson's Spring Creek - 406-220-6560
Area Trophy Lakes/Ponds
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Burns Ranch Lake - Big Timber, MT 406-932-4150
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Story Ranch Lake - Emigrant, MT 406-333-4221
Online Reading Sources
Superb contents regarding Atlantic Salmon Flies. Digitalized! (click & you see what I mean!)
My Favorite/Recommended Gears & Accessories
Made in Montana!! Locally designed and built!!
I've been with the RO since I started guiding - the most reliable drift boat on area rivers, built in their Bozeman factory.
Are you having troubles which lines to choose from list after list by makers and fly shops? Also do you know who would sell superb Double-Taper lines nowadays? Here's the solution. You just need a nice Weight-Forward floating line for the most fishing situations around here. Then when you challenge the match-the-hatch situations at spring creeks, a Double-Taper line will assist your presentation. Great lines with very affordable prices!!
MADE IN IDAHO FALLS!! I have known the SRNC folks through the fly-fishing shows. Their nets are superb. Aesthetically pleasing and light in our hands.
As a fly-fisher and an outfitter, I have handled all kinds of rods and finally met my match. The "Burkey" rods have "souls" inside and "elegance" outside. Either single- or double-hand, this is the W.B.R. (World's Best Rod - as G.E.M. Skues was said to have inscribed on his beloved Leonard rods.)
I've been with Costa sunglasses over a decade now and love them. Very good customer service and support.
As you know, Whiting hackles and other feathers are the BEST in the industry and I'm proud to be one of their Pro Staffs.
When handling beautifully crafted blind-eye salmon hooks, protecting their "japanned" finish is very important. If the vise grip is too loose, the hook won't be stable for tying. Too tight, it can mar and chip the coating. Cottarelli's revolutionary "TWO-HEAD" is the answer. I ordered from Italy and it's been my must and one of the most treasured tools since.
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