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Hike in wearing Chaco sandals (none better) then put on neoprene socks and wading boots. Local rivers are too rough for sandals.

Pretty much just wading shorts under the waders.

An alligator gar after a head on collision.

Favorite is rose/copper. I have two pair with different tint levels, medium and dark. My prescription pair are "driver" lenses that are a brownish tint. They are the best as they darken/lighten...

Depends upon how hot and heavy the catching becomes. I start out with about 18" at the most. Definitely shortens as the day proceeds.

Not here in Montana, yet. Lots of grumbling though.

Sometimes I wish I had not purchases my felt-soled wading shoes at the beginning of last season. I think I wear out my felt from hiking on the...

I use the improved clinch knot for tippet to fly connections. You have to make sure that you wrap the tag end through the tag and not the running line or else it will slip.

You're not doing anything wrong. Your leader is fine. You just have to learn a couple of techniques. I have one 9' 5wt rod that will do it easier than my other rods.

One trick is to learn how...

Best or most affordable? It's hard to find breathable waders of quality for less than $200. You will find some in Cabela's in the $100 to $150 range and they will work.

I am on my 9th season with...

I am most successful with various adult patterns. My favorite is Olive CDC Elk Hair Caddis. My second fave are plain Elk Hair version and the Goddard Caddis. Mostly in #16, followed by #14. They...

I have to second the Fishpond Blue River waist/chest pack slung on the side. I got mine about three years ago and will not go to anything else. I tried it as a chest pack and did not like trying to...

I guess it depends upon how much disposable income you have. I thought $200 for Simms mid-level waders was about right, compared to other manufacturers at the time. They've lasted into my 10th...

I've never been there, but know people who have stayed there. Rustic, but better to lug fishing gear than tents, etc. It's bear country (grizzly type) and is still fairly cool in late summer.
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Checking my fishing log, the Boulder & Stillwater Rivers started run off around May 15 (give or take). Last year was a little later due to cooler weather.

Typically, May/June are not good days...

Which Boulder? The one near Big Timber or the one near Butte?

The one near Big Timber is a good wading river with a few fishing access sites. There are other rivers within an hours drive that...

I am 6'-4" with a 35" inseam. I have an older pair of Simms Freestone waders in XL Kings because of my foot being only a size 12. These are plenty large enough for me. I do not believe that Simms...

Yep, Phoenix in the summer. Tucson's about 10 degrees cooler, but once it's over 100, "It's Hot!" I worked as an iron worker putting up high steel one summer in Phoenix during school. That was an...

Too funny about electric cords hanging outside the front of all vehicles (not just the diesels). Reminds me that in Tucson you hated to touch the steering wheel in the middle of summer, same thing...

Philipsburg is a mile-high town in an area with beautiful lakes, streams and mountains nearby. Mining and ranching are its heritage with the town going through a renaissance of sorts. It's west of...

The double surgeon's knot works for me. For pulling a fly out of a tree, it's a toss up on what will break first. Hopefully, it's somewhere in the tippet or leader and not the rod. I've had the DS...

I probably underplay most of the fish I catch. They are always rambunctious when brought to hand. Very rarely have I had to resuscitate a fish, like I see on the fishing shows.

Yep, mine does.

Not that I worry about such things. I would be more worried about bonking my head on a submerged rock if I were to take a tumble than I would about something entangling my...

I've had the same reaction from larger fish when I first started to streamer fish. They would quickly head over to see my streamer and then just watch. At the time I did not know what I was doing...

Nippers on a zinger, fly drying patch, & Gink.

I tried to use the tippet holder as well, but the tippet spools got in the way. I keep 'em in my pack. Hemostats are clipped to a loop on my shirt....

That should work fine. I use a 7'6" 3wt for most (but not all) of my fishing on my home river and on all smaller mountain streams.