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The fly remains popular and in use still today. [4] Charles Brooks, a master Yellowstone fly fisherman, called the Parks' Salmon Fly one of his top three stonefly imitations. [5] Today, Parks' Fly Shop is known locally for many innovative custom fly designs by tiers Walter Wiese and Matt Minch., [6] [7]
Yellowstone Country Flies, (2013) Wiese [1] Parks' Salmonfly is a traditional dry fly imitating adults of the family of giant stoneflies or salmonflies ( Pteronarcyidae ). The most commonly imitated species is Pteronarcys californica or salmonfly common throughout Western North America from British Columbia to California.
In 1947, a fly fisherman and tier who worked for Martinez, Pat Barnes, opened a full-time fly shop, which today is Bob Jacklin's Fly Shop on the corner of Yellowstone and Canyon streets. [13] The real landmark came in 1952 when a young man from Manhattan, Montana by the name of Bud Lilly opened Bud Lilly's Trout Shop on the corner of Madison ...
It retails its products through a worldwide network of independent fly fishing shops, large sporting goods retailers and online retailers. In 2012, 30 percent of its sales were international and Simms maintains warehouses in Europe, Japan and New Zealand. [1] In 2022, Simms made a $50,000 donation to deal with flooding in Yellowstone National Park.
The Waters of the Yellowstone with Rod and Fly. New York: Dodd & Mead. Parks, Richard (1998). Fishing Yellowstone National Park. Helena, MT: Falcon Press. ISBN 1-56044-625-0. Brooks, Charles E. (1979). The Living River-A Fisherman's Intimate Profile of the Madison River Watershed—Its History, Ecology, Lore and Angling Opportunities. Garden ...
Bud Lilly's father was an avid flyfisher, however growing up he claims to not be a "sophisticated" fly fisherman. [12] In West Yellowstone, he saw the many fisherman who would visit with "rods made by famous rodbuilders, [...] and they taught [him] about fly tying, catch & release, and dry fly fishing." [12]