Month: October 2017

  • Remnants

    Rather than choices, it is shrinking daylight hours and weather that limit outdoor activity as another season comes to a close.A sunset that travels noticeably south along Thurman Ridge lengthens the evening shadows over Harriman Ranch as autumn days end more than three hours earlier than the…

  • Report October 28, 2017

    Report October 28, 2017

    Every year I look forward to spending a few days fishing on the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park during the month of October. It’s a wonderful time of year to be on the river for many reasons. The crowds of summer are gone, the leaves are changing, the Elk are bugling, the Bison are…

  • Fall on the Ranch

    Fall on the Ranch

    Speaking for myself I must say that I have been enjoying some of the best Fall fishing of recent memory on the "Railroad Ranch” section of the Henry’s Fork. It all started several weeks ago with the arrival of the Mahogany hatches. I have heard a few knowledgeable Ranch fishermen state…

  • The Final Month

    The Final Month

    While we are barely at its doorstep, it seems as though October arrived more than two weeks ago. In fact, there were days when cold wind and heavy snow gave the impression that the tenth month had been skipped completely and we had jumped directly into November. Fortunately, the sustained…