For the grand finale of the trip we headed to a ranch that belonged to one of Mike's friends. We had a great drive from Jackson Hole through Yellowstone to Montana.
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| The Fire Hole river in Yellowstone fed by hotsprings on all sides |
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| Hot springs in Yellowstone |
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| Massive Hot springs leaking minerals onto the rocks |
The ranch was close to some of the best trout waters in the continental United States - The yellowstone River, The Gallatin River, and many others. For us the, Gallatin was by far the best. Although we had some trouble finding open access to the river, once we found it, it was incredible.
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| Mike shooting his .300 Win mag |
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| The Ranch |
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| Driving though the ranch to the house. |
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| Shooting by car light |
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| Belle, Mikes dog, watches us fish the yellowstone. It was hard to fish this great river from shore. |
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| The Ranch |
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| Fish on! |
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| Belle, mikes dog, was a great fishing partner |
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| The Gallatin River |
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| Brown trout, Gallatin River on a grey drake extended body. |
For some reason, I was catching exclusively big browns but no rainbows, and Mike was hitting big rainbows, but no browns, sometimes out of the same hole. You could tell right away what you had hooked; the rainbow trout often jump out of the water while the browns dive deep.
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| Belle Watches me cast to rising brown trout along the shore. |
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| Mike with one of many rainbows. |
