Wyoming or Bust

by Jack Wolbach

I come out every year and make a loop through Wyoming in August. I try and include a few different places each year, along with my old standbys. In 2009 new places include the Snowy Range(#1), Spread Creek(#10), Granite Creek(#12), and Bear Creek(#13). I use a lot of different patterns with my favorite being the "usual" pattern of Fran Betters. I've included a map and list of streams which I covered in about 25 days.

In 2009, my Western Fishing Trip covered:

1. Bellamy & Mirror Lakes, Libby Creek
2. Sweetwater River – Ore Road
3. Sweetwater River – Graham Road
4. Little Popo Agie River – Loop Road
5. Fiddler Lake
6. Jakeys Fork & Torrey Creek
7. Horse Creek
8. Wiggins & Frontier Creek – Double Cabin
9. Wind River Lake, Brooks Lake & Creek
10. Spread Creek – Flagstaff Road
11. Snake River – Below Jackson Dam & Oxbow Bend
12. Granite Creek
13. Bear Creek – above Bear Creek Trailhead
14. Warm River
15. Henrys Fork – Osborne Bridge
16. Madison River – Barn Holes
17. Soda Butte Creek
18. Clarks Fork Yellowstone – Montana & Wyoming
19. Sunlight Creek – above ranger station
20. Shell Creek – Shell Canyon horse corral
21. North Fork Tongue & Bull Creek
22. Little Big Horn – stream improvement area
23. South Fork Tongue – FR195

Fran Betters Usual Patterns: Snowshoe Hare Usual (on left); Groundhog Usual (on right)

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