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Montana Fly Fishing Guide West: West of the Continental Divide [Paperback]

John Holt (Author)
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Montana Fly-Fishing Guides June 1, 2002
An irreplaceable reference that offers everything a fly fisher needs for the ultimate western Montana fishing experience; illustrated with great maps and hatch charts.

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Anyone who fly-fishes Montana--or plans to--should own copies of this useful guide and its eastern companion. A complete inventory of Montana's fly-fishing waters west of the Continental Divide, Montana Fly Fishing Guide moves across the state, drainage by drainage, devoting plenty of space to the main river of each watershed as well as the many tributaries, small streams, reservoirs, and alpine lakes that frequently get left out of other guidebooks. The maps are large and easy to use, and the fishing descriptions cover seasonal variations, river conditions, and preferred fly patterns. Also included are travel suggestions, river access, etiquette and rules, and a hatch chart. Both the eastern and western editions are superb guides to one of the world's best places to cast a fly. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Without exaggeration, this is the most complete book I have seen on any fishery, ever."--Steve Bodio, Fly Rod & Reel


"Lots of maps, descriptively informative photos, interesting sidebars, some location directions, historically productive fly patterns, and the usual platter of guide-book miscellany. Plan to fish Montana? You'll find this two book set to be incredibly valuable."--The Reel News

Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (June 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1585745308
  • ISBN-13: 978-1585745302
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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John Holt is a writer living in Livingston, Montana with his wife, a photographer, Ginny. They spend much of their time traveling to out-of-the-way, little-known parts of Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. While on the road they camp, fish, canoe, hike and photograph. Other interests include fly tying, cooking, the Chicago Cubs and reading.

Holt's 16 published books include the first title in the Wilderness Adventures Press series Flyfishing Adventures - Montana, Yellowstone Drift - Floating the Past in Real Time, Coyote Nowhere - In Search of America's Last Frontier, Arctic Aurora - Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories, Hunted: A Novel, Guide Wars, Knee Deep in Montana's Trout Streams and Chasing Fish Tales .

His writing has appeared in publications that include Contemporary Sportsman, The Flyfish Journal, Men's Journal, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, The Angling Report, American Angler, The Denver Post, Audubon, Art of Angling Journal, Field & Stream, Gray's Sporting Journal, Montana Magazine, and American Cowboy.

He's is currently completing a collection of essays on native trout species in Montana called Lunar Allure and researching a book on tactics for taking large brown trout titled Stalking Trophy Brown Trout for The Lyons Press.


 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Very outdated!!!, June 9, 2005
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This review is from: Montana Fly Fishing Guide West: West of the Continental Divide (Paperback)
First, FIX THE DATE IN THE DESCRIPTION AMAZON!!!!!

In spite of Loopy's warning I ordered this book in hopes he had just received old inventory. Wrong! I received the same 1995 book and when I complained to Amazon they sent me a replacement. Another 1995 book. While the information in the book appears good, it's describing conditions over 10 years old which could be a lifetime for a trout stream. The Clark Fork, for example, is described as "teetering between two possible futures-magnificence and ruin." My online research has indicated the Clark Fork has continued to recover nicely from the heavy metal runoff from the mining but if this book were my only guide I would be skeptical about including it as a destination for my trip.

If this book were up to date I would give it at least 4 stars. But considering the age I would recommend you pass and search for other sources.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Reprinted not updated, January 30, 2006
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This review is from: Montana Fly Fishing Guide West: West of the Continental Divide (Paperback)
I ordered both the East and West Books by Holt. The copyright was 1995 and 1996. I called Lyons Press and these are the most recent books available. Lyons Press just reprinted them in 2002, but nothing was updated or rewritten from the original books. So beware, the content is 10+ years old, even though the covers are 2002 vintage.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Publication date wrong, February 9, 2005
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This review is from: Montana Fly Fishing Guide West: West of the Continental Divide (Paperback)
I just got this book and have not begun to read it but the first thing I noticed was that the copywrite date is way off. The book I got was published in 1995, but the web site says 2002. A lot can change in 10 years. I am debating as to whether to return it and get a newer book.
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Montana offers all of us who love to fly fish more than a little bit of everything. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cirque country, nicer fish, spawning bull trout, few bull trout, small cutts, small cutthroats, small brookies, spruce moth, westslope cutthroat trout, nice cutthroats, average fishing, spawning cutthroats, ordinary high water mark, fishing access sites, westslope cutthroats, few cutthroats, bigger trout, cirque lake, few rainbows, mountain whitefish, float tube, big streamers, kokanee salmon, damsel nymphs, large streamers
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Clark Fork, Rock Creek, South Fork, East Fork, Middle Fork, Flathead River, Flathead Indian, Big Creek, Stan Bradshaw, Hare's Ear, Deer Lodge, Lake Creek, Little Blackfoot, Warm Springs, Bear Creek, Fish Creek, Beaver Creek, Elk Hair Caddis, Lost Creek, Swan Lake, Trout Creek, Blackfoot River, Salmon Fly, Willow Creek, Meadow Creek
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