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)!!
04/05/2026: I apologize for a long spell of not updating..... I've been quite busy.
The British Fly Fair International was quite an experience!
It's been a very strange winter. We have had such a mild winter although snow accumulation in the mountain ranges
look quite fair. We keep our eyes on the spring weather patterns and how the runoff unfolds.
Guide trip booking is going strong for Yellowstone River float and spring creeks!!
I'm working on The THIRD & FINAL 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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