On August 15, President Obama made good on a campaign promise: return to Montana and go flyfishing. After a town hall meeting in Belgrade (near Bozeman) the Presidents motorcade arrived on the East Gallatin River where guide Dan Vermillion of Sweetwater Fly Shop was on standby. But, if Obama had an idyllic afternoon of dryfly fishing in mind, gusty replica Piaget watches winds and rain threatened to spoil it. Fishermen fish in the rain, so lets do it, he told Vermillion. couldn’t find anyone else with my interestor passion for the mountains and mountaineering— that didn’t happenuntil I was out of high school.
Vermillion tied on a hopperdropper fly combo, opting for a Morrishs HopperCater grasshopper and a bead head pheasant tail nymph. Its the goto setup if youre on the Gallatin with, say, the President and you have two hours to get him on a fish. Obama had several hits, but he didnt bring any of them to net. You could say that he pardoned all the fish, but honestly, Obama couldnt set the hook. But he caught the fly fishing bug and Vermillion expects that the replica Bell & Ross watches President will return to Montana to fly fish again. We spoke with the Fishing Guide in Chief about the hatches, the gear, and the playbyplay of his afternoon with Obama. Ryan T. BellOutside: How does the President go about booking a fishing guide? I received a call a few weeks ago from the White House, and they asked me if I would be interested in guiding the President. My first response was, “Are you kidding?” My second response was, “I would be deeply honored.”
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