Distinctly Montana Magazine

“The TiTle oF The book comes From The FacT ThaT everybody i have ever meT anywhere in The world who Fly Fishes was warm and open...well, excepT wiTh Their FavoriTe deep TrouT hole on The river. buT i undersTand ThaT.” and confidence. Until I tried it, it was a sport I thought I was unable to participate in. You say in the book, “My heart lives in New York. My body lives in LA. My soul lives in Montana.” That doesn’t say much for LA, does it? Why not reconcile all three by living in one place—say Montana? That would be swell, but what a commute from Mon- tana to the set in Los Angeles. You’ve also taken up nature photography. Is there a follow-up photo book on fly-fishing in the works? This book, I Never Met an Idiot on the River, combines not only what I’ve learned from the river but also the pictures I’ve taken while waiting for my friend and guide, Rowan, to untangle my line...he has made “detangling” into an art form. He also ties 12,000 dozen flies during the winter. I am standing at attention, saluting him as I write this answer. You return again and again to the Firehole Ranch. What makes it so special? The people who run it, Bruno and his wife, Kris, who feed us spectacularly at the beginning and at the end of DISTINCTLY MONTANA | DIGITAL See and hear Henry’s take on flyfishing Go to www.distinctlymontana.com/winkler113 each day, the guides who NEVER judge whether you have fallen in the river or not, whether your technique is ugly or smooth as silk. And of course let’s not forget, it’s loca- tion, nestled on the shore of Hebgen Lake. What would you be doing with your free time if you hadn’t discovered fly-fishing? I would be sitting around waiting for the inspiration to participate in this magnificent sport to hit me. I feel blessed that Skip Brittenham, my attorney, gave this pas- time to me as a gift. Seriously—traveling, good food, going to the movies, reading a great thriller, photography, are all fun. But nothing takes the place, outside of my family, of fly-fishing. FOR A TOTAL MONTANA FLY-FISHING EXPERIENCE** Bud Lilly Recommends: Big Hole, Ruby, and Beaverhead Rivers Yellowstone Park and Gallatin River Yellowstone River, bud lilly Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone Park, Gallatin, and Madison Rivers Gran Tree Inn Bozeman 1325 N. 7th Bozeman, Mt 59715 (406) 587-5261 www.bestwestern.com Tim Tollett, Frontier Anglers Dillon, Mt. (406) 683-2752 www.frontieranglers.com Rod King, Bozeman Angler Bozeman, Mt. (406) 587-9111 www.bozemanangler.com Dave Goff, Sweetwater Fly Shop Livingston, Mt. (406) 222-9393 www.sweetwaterflyshop.com Bob Jacklin, Jacklin’s Fly Shop West Yellowstone, Mt. (406) 646-7336 www.jacklinsflyshop.com Wingate Hotel Bozeman 2305 Catron St. Bozeman Mt. 59715 (406) 582-4995 www.wingatebozeman.com **THESE MONTANA OUTFITTERS ARE ALL SUPPORTERS OF THE VETERANS PARK FISHING ACCESS FOR DISABLED VETERANS, LOCATED IN LOGAN, MONTANA www.distinctlymontana.com 33

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