Jean Marie Hon (G): ASPEN 1978

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I had been with Jean Marie for about 5 months when we decided to take a one week vacation to Aspen, Colorado in September, 1978. She had never been fly [...]

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And NOW, some pictures from the begining….

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Thanks to Aly Barker, Michael Barker and Nadia for digging these up for me!
Seems that an extraordinary amount of hits are coming from the name Jean Marie Hon so, [...]

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Photos from the past:

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Nadia at Hot Creek Ranch – 1976
Michael and Ally’s Mom, Frying Pan River, Basalt, CO, 1980
Jean Marie Hon

Jean Marie Hon

Mike and Ally, Mt. Whitney fish hatchery, 1995

Planettrout, Frying Pan, 1978-Press POWELL, [...]

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Montana – 2004 ( More )

Well, I was there for 3 1/2 months…

Madison Rainbow – in and out of the H2O for less than ten seconds… Scott G, 10ft. 5WT

10 days of drifting…

with this guy and,

this guy, Craig (in the boat) and THE WHITEFISH KING…

There were LOTS of these, Madison River… T&T Paradigm, 9ft., 5WT

Madison River Brown, Channels section…. [...]

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Montana – 2001

Stillwater River above Swallows

Ally down in Beartrap Canyon, Madison River

Ally below Varney Bridge on the Madison with MY fiberglass Winston…oooopppss, Sage SP….

Ally, outside Ennis, hoping to net something… WINSTON 1975 “STALKER”, 7 1/2ft. 4 WT (SF Manu.)

Road from NYE, MT to the Stillwater…

Ally catching a Rainbow below the handicapped access – Stillwater River, that’s the [...]

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Montana -2004

Montana Hannas, August 2004

This is our…Montana, road to Red Lodge…

Michael, 2004, the cows were impressed!

Madison, $3.00 Bridge, Sunset 2004

A cold day in September, only me at $3.00 Bridge – 2004

Continental Divide, Ennis, MT – 2004

Same place, Ally’s favorite – creme brule

Stillwater,towards Buffalo Jump, 2004

Stillwater, towards Absarokee – 2004

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Outdoor Family Photos II

Michael on the Owens, Fall 2002

Ally blasting on the Owens, Fall 2003

Above: Michael & Ally Goose Lake, Owens Valley, Winter 1994
Above: Pond, Road to Glacier, Big Pine, CA Fall 2000
Michael & Ally, $3.00 Bridge, 2004

Planettrout, North Fork of The Tule River, Spring 2007

Michael, Hot Creek, CA, 2003

Michael in the foothills, 2003
$3.00 Bridge, Madison River, 2004

Ally, [...]

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Montana to Colorado

After leaving Ennis, we made our way South through Yellowstone National Park to Jackson Hole, WY. We spent the night in Jackson and visited the Milliondollar Cowboy bar and consumed vast quantities of” Jack Black. The next morning we visited Jack Dennis Fly Shop and purchased some flies and clothing.
For some reason, probably alcohol [...]

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BC to Montana

After fishing on Vancouver Island for ten days, the three of us drove South and East across Washington, Idaho and into Montana. We stopped in Butte, MT where I purchased two Scientific Angler reels, then followed the Jefferson River towards Ennis, MT. When we arrived, we set up a campsite at Valley Gardens and returned [...]

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First fly fishing trip

My first attempt at fly fishing was in August 1975 on a trip with two friends from Germany (Fritz Wepper and Berend Abstung) to the Gold River on Vancouver Island B.C. I had purchased a 12 ft. fiberglass rod, Pflueger reel and a 8wt. line to which I had affixed a lead core line. [...]

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