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Acknowledgments

Although Jenny and I have fished all over the state, our home waters lie in southwest Montana. For many MfaJ of the rivers outside of our region we drew upon the expertise of local guides, outfitters, fly shop owners and managers who spend their lives fishing on those waters. Very special thanks go out to Evan Phillippe from the Grizzly Hackle for his assistance of the vast and productive fisheries in and around the Missoula area. We would also like to thank Tim and Joanne Linehan of Linehan Outfitting Company for their help on the Kootenai River and other Northwestern Montana waters. Thanks also go out to Jason Wise, a veteran Bighorn guide turned urban professional who drew upon his many days on the Bighorn to help us out. We cannot offer enough thanks to our guide staff who have helped build our business into what it is today through their commitment to the sport of fly fishing and by investing one hundred percent of their efforts into the success of our business. Special thanks should also be given to all clients, fishing buddies, and guides who repeatedly allowed us to photograph them for this book:

Cale VanVelkinburgh	Don Anderson	Doug Nail
Casey Dudley	Jeff Spahr	Jerry Fitzsimmons
Charles Johnson	Chip and Julia Kern	Jimmy Kloote
Chuck Borg	John Walker	Liz and Jim Morgan
Craig Boyd	Tom Fournie	Tom Stover
Ty Elliot

And to anyone else who we photographed, but whose picture ended up on the editing room floor.

We would also like to thank Steve, Dan and the crew at the River's Edge Fly Shop in Bozeman for welcoming our clients for more than a decade.

Finally, we would like to thank our publisher, Howard Fisher for selecting us to do this project and to Morenci Clark and Pete Chadwell for their work in the design and layout of this book.

Mid-summer on the Yellowstone.Photo by Brian Grossenbacher.

The Big Hole Valley and surrounding tributaries provide some of the most remarkable landscapes in Montana.Photo by Brian Grossenbacher