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Five Days and Four Nights | Day 1: Journey to Another World | Day 2: New Bison and Old Faithful | Day 3: Touring the North Loop | Day 4: Fly Fishing Extravaganza | Day 5: Homeward Bound | Panoramas

Day 4: Fly Fishing Extravaganza

Our trip included a day of fly fishing intruction provided by Jacklin's Fly Shop in West Yellowstone. Bob Jacklin is a renowned fly fisher and guide and the nicest person you'll ever meet. A young man named Andy was our guide and instructor. Bob says that he's known Andy since "he was a glimmer in his father's eye." Bob has operated his fly shop in West Yellowstone, Montana for 35 years. None of us had done any fly fishing to speak of (or any at all in my case), but we had a wonderful, relaxing, day. After returning from our all-day fishing trip, we visited the Grizzly & Wolf Dscovery Center, where we enjoyed watching and photographing some of the bears and wolves that live there.

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Bright and early at Jacklin's Fly Shop
Bright and early at Jacklin's Fly Shop		 Signing up for our fishing licenses
Signing up for our fishing licenses		 Judy ponders the wisdom of this venture
Judy ponders the wisdom of this venture		 We pose with Andy, our guide and instructor, and Bob Jacklin
We pose with Andy, our guide and instructor, and Bob Jacklin
Meg's new look
Meg's new look		 Andy shows us how to thread the line on the rod
Andy shows us how to thread the line on the rod		 Meg looks like a seasoned fisherperson
Meg looks like a seasoned fisherperson		 Judy, not so much
Judy, not so much
Casting instruction
Casting instruction		 Andy scouts for flies under river rocks
Andy scouts for flies under river rocks		 A stonefly nymph
A stonefly nymph		 Andy ties a fly (a lure, not a live fly) to his line
Andy ties a fly (a lure, not a live fly) to his line
Andy has been doing this all his life
Andy has been doing this all his life		 Ed and a small trout (caught by Andy, not by Ed)
Ed and a small trout (caught by Andy, not by Ed)		 Judy's catch, a rainbow trout
Judy's catch, a rainbow trout		 We set up in a new location on the Madison River
We set up in a new location on the Madison River
Andy scouts for flies
Andy scouts for flies		 An adult Salmon Fly
An adult Salmon Fly		 Sammy hitches a ride
Sammy hitches a ride		 A Golden Stonefly nymph
A Golden Stonefly nymph
Lunch time
Lunch time		 Yummy box lunches
Yummy box lunches		 The view near our picnic table
The view near our picnic table		 Another fishing stop along the Firehole River
Another fishing stop along the Firehole River
Three intrepid fishers
Three intrepid fishers		 Judy looks like a pro
Judy looks like a pro		 It's going to rain somewhere
It's going to rain somewhere		 Meg, waiting for her fish to bite
Meg, waiting for her fish to bite
Ed and fishing pole
Ed and fishing pole		 Andy and Ed wade into the Madison
Andy and Ed wade into the Madison		 Meg and Ranger Mark
Meg and Ranger Mark		 Packing up our gear
Packing up our gear
Where the rain came
Where the rain came		 Hail at our hotel
Hail at our hotel		 Later, we visit the Grizzy and Wolf Discovery Center
Later, we visit the Grizzy and Wolf Discovery Center		 I'd bet on the wolf, not the hare
I'd bet on the wolf, not the hare
Bear enclosure
Bear enclosure		 Grant is about one year old
"Grant" is about one year old		 Grant is described as a real firecracker
Grant is described as a "real firecracker"		 You looking at me?
You looking at me?
In the Naturalist Cabin at the Center
In the Naturalist Cabin at the Center		 Grant and Roosevelt were rescued as cubs in Sept., 2011
Grant and Roosevelt were rescued as cubs in Sept., 2011		 Roosevelt
"Roosevelt"		 Aquila, a rescued Golden Eagle
"Aquila," a rescued Golden Eagle
Bear-proof trash can testing
Bear-proof trash can testing		 Not bear proof!
Not bear proof!		 Not!
Not!		 A very bearable sofa
A very bearable sofa
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