YELLOW DOG FLYFISHING ADVENTURES 213 SOUTH WILLSON AVENUE • BOZEMAN, MT 59715 • 888-777-5060 • email: info@yellowdogflyfishing.com table of contents DESTINATIONS: 6 14 22 36 38 40 41 42 46 48 54 60 68 70 74 82 86 Belize Mexico and the Yucatan Bahamas Los Roques, Venezuela The Indian Ocean Guatemala Other Saltwater Options Bolivia Freshwater Exotics Argentina Chile Alaska Kamchatka Canada Montana Idaho Pacific Northwest Destinations ARTICLES AND OTHER INFORMATION: 4 10 18 20 53 59 73 79 87 88 89 90 92 The Yellow Dog Difference How to Feed a Permit The Best Travel Reads of All Time Yucatan Road Trip Diaries How to Tell if Your Guide is the “Reel Deal” Yellow Dog Empanadas Fly Pattern: The Home Invader Photographer Bryan Gregson Meet the Yellow Dog Team Top Family Destinations Top Couples Destinations Notes from the Field – A Kids’ Perspective on Belize The New Yellow Dog Website PHOTO CREDITS Catalog cover: Brown trout photo by Jim Klug (www.klugphotos.com). Permit photo by Bryan Gregson (bryangregsonphotography.com). Other photo credits throughout the catalog include Ian Davis, Bryan Gregson, John Hudgens, Tom Melvin and Dan “Rooster” Leavens, Brita Shaw, Doug McKnight, Jeff Currier and James Christmas. The vast majority of the photos used throughout the catalog are shot by the Yellow Dog team. A very small number of un-credited, non-Yellow Dog images in this catalog were provided directly by lodges and occasionally by Yellow Dog clients. Catalog design by Scott Morrison of Morrison Creative, Cody, Wyoming. SELECTING THE PERFECT DESTINATION… Throughout this Yellow Dog travel planner you will find a series of reference symbols to help you quickly and easily match the lodges and operations with the type of amenities and options that are important to you when planning your next trip. Ideal Couples Destination High Value / Economy Package Dive Programs On-Site Wi-Fi Available Ideal Family Destination Rental / Demo Equipment Available 2 • phone: 406-585-8667 • toll free: 888-777-5060 email: info@yellowdogflyfishing.com • website: www.yellowdogflyfishing.com • 3