![]() It’s 7.4 mile trail from the car to Heart Lake. They’re all in great shape and I can only hope my body holds up as well as I get up there. All these guys are retired or nearly retired and are in their sixties with Jack leading the age group at seventy. And Jim Fisher and Jack Larimer are friends that came through the shop on occasion and I see them around town a lot since I left the fly shop. Stan Chatham was a long time customer of mine and friend for many years. ![]() We haven’t hung out much but fished big browns on the Green once. ![]() I met Joe way back in 1987 when I moved to Jackson, Wyomin g. The other five guys on this trip are friends I know well from back in my fly shop days. He had to forfeit his payment so he offered me his spot for a deal I couldn’t refuse. I lucked into this because my friend Carter Andrews had to cancel at the last minute. This is an organized pack trip through Wilderness Trails. Heart was once high on my “must fish” list but slowly slipped away as I discovered international adventures. Not only is famous for being bear infested, it’s absolutely full of huge cutthroats and lake trout. Heart lake is a good size lake, in fact its one of the largest backcountry lakes in the lower 48 states. I’m sitting in camp on the banks of Heart Lake in the backcountry of Yellowstone. ![]() Jeff Currier Global Fly Fishing ☰ Navigation ![]()
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