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Lefty anGler & flies
Satoshi Yamamoto - Livingston, MT
INNOVATIVE TROUT FLIES
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ATLANTIC SALMON FLY
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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.....





Welcome to Lefty Angler & Flies Online Store
Finally I caught up with a modern way = online store & transaction!!
Store is created by ECWID. It's an App that lets the small business build and run their online store without too much fee or complications. Your CC is transacted by Square. I've been using Square for my guide trip payments all these years and my clients or I have not had any issues. Over all it's very secure, period.
But then, I still welcome good old trusty checks so please contact me any time!!
And please don't hesitate to ask questions regarding items, shipping, and anything!!
Note for international customers: I don't know and can't be responsible for the custom/import fee, if applicable, of your countries. When I fill the custom sheet, I have to report the transacted value honestly. That's because in case something happens and I have to claim insurance = I have to refund fully or partially to the customers. I'm doing this as my professions, i.e., making living and reporting as my income/business cost, not a side hassle under the table to make quick money. You know what I mean.
George Kelson's The Salmon Fly Plate 3 or Plate 5
PLATES 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 were SOLD!!
To me, Plate 3 is truly a mixed bag of everything. The right side; Benchill, Taite's Fancy, and Wilson are listed with relatively less number of materials = kind of minimalist, so to speak, compared to others also from "Colorful Era" = however each has it's quark. Especially The Wilson required lots of thoughts and interpretations. The Dawson would be the only one that is "ordinarily" busy. Dirty Orange is also busy, perhaps the busiest among patterns finished without topping. Then the last but not the least Durham Ranger is all time favorite for everyone. GMK version is slightly different from TEPT one. Frame size 19" tall x 15" wide
PLATE 5 - I started with a Rocke's Fancy, which is a really unique pattern. Stevenson is a typical of whole-feather pattern. Then I started dressing married wing patterns. John Cambell was dressed for the first time. Rest of three, I have dressed other author's variations but Kelson recipes are somewhat different. Butcher and Silver Grey were finished well. Then Popham is always challenging but done right it always comes out beautiful and I feel rewarded for my effort and concentration. Frame size 19"tall x 15"wide

