All trout water is good in my book, some better than others, and out West its plentiful. Occasionally, though, along comes a stream that seems to define what an ideal stream is. Such is the Soda Fork of the Buffalo. A high alpine tributary to the Snake River, it originates in the Yellowstone backcountry...that is the part of Yellowstone that is totally inaccessible except to those willing to go by foot or horse 9 miles into the backcountry. And that's the minimum. Because of that, you could almost count on two hands the number of fishermen this water sees in a year's time. And it shows. Not only is the river and riparian area clean and pristine, the water teems with big, wild, and willing cutthroats....and lots of them. In our fishing we averaged about a 15-18 inch fish out of every nice run and pool there was. Some of the better bends might cough up three or four of them. The best pools gave up fish of 18-20 inches....and the best part? The fish would eat a size 10 dry fly with reckless abandon. Does it get any better than that?
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I would have to agree with you on this stream. It is absolutely beautiful and there are big trout everywhere in it. i guided this stream this summer and probably saw three people the entire time. I do have to say however that you are missing out on the best fly fishing i have ever encountered. if you would have gone to the north fork of the buffalo you would completely forget the soda fork. however, it is about a 4 hour horseback ride one way, and usually needs to be an overnight trip.
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