点评:I took up fly fishing last year after my wife died and I quickly found that the beauty of the sport filled a profound emptiness in my life. I took an L.L.Bean fly casting course to get me started and after a summer of fly fishing in 2025, I was hooked. Over the course of last winter, I started building my stock of fly fishing equipment and began planning a new bucket list trip to the Yellowstone National Park for September 2026.
I didn't want to make the long trip from upstate New York without the use of a guide to help better prepare me for the Yellowstone river and so, I looked at the three major fly fishing guide services in Gardiner, Montana. For several months, I reviewed a large number of reviews. The problem, however, was that each guide service had equally outstanding reviews. In the end, I chose Parks Fly Shop mainly because they have been providing guide service longer than any other local shop.
I wasn't disappointed!
I could not have had a better experienced, more personable guide than Don! I opted for the wade service and we headed out to the Garner River over some exciting and beautiful terrain. All the way along the hike, Don not only was talking fishing, he also made me feel completely comfortable and relaxed as we approached our first stop.
First cast landed a fish! A beautiful brown trout that was much larger than anything that I had ever caught in upstate New York. If we quit then, I would have been satisfied. Over the course of the next few hours, I would land another four good-sized trout.
As much as I enjoyed catching the fish, that was only my secondary objective. My first being to "improve my fly fishing ability." Don ensured I attained great success in both objectives.
In addition to Don's coaching, I stopped into the Parks Fly Shop on several occasions and talked to several staff about locations to try and flies that were hot. The staff were extremely helpful and they truly seemed to get excited as I would relay the success that I was having fishing in the Park. I could have easily spent my week just talking to and sharing stories to Don and his fellow guides in the shop.
As I write this review, I am strongly considering another trip to the Yellowstone National Park for September 2027. I already know in my planning that my trip would not be complete next year without once again visiting and using my new friends in the Parks Fly Shop!
翻译:妻子去世后,我于去年开始接触飞钓。我很快便发现,这项运动的美妙之处填补了我心中的巨大空虚。为了入门,我参加了L.L.Bean举办的飞钓课程;经过2025年夏天的多次实践后,我彻底迷上了飞钓。去年冬天,我开始购置各种飞钓装备,并着手规划一次梦寐以求的旅行——计划于2026年9月前往黄石国家公园。我并不想在没有任何向导帮助的情况下从纽约州北部长途跋涉前往黄石河地区,因此我研究了蒙大拿州加德纳市的三家主要的飞钓向导服务公司。在几个月的时间里,我查阅了大量相关评价。但问题在于,这三家服务公司的评价都同样出色。最终,我选择了Parks Fly Shop,主要是因为他们提供向导服务的历史比其他任何当地商家都要久。我并没有失望!
我实在找不到比唐更出色、更亲切的向导了!我选择了涉水垂钓服务,随后我们沿着一片风景优美且充满趣味的地带前往加纳河。在整个徒步过程中,唐不仅一直在和我聊钓鱼的话题,还让我在接近第一个垂钓点时感到无比自在与放松。
我第一次抛竿就钓到了鱼!那是一条漂亮的褐鳟,体型比我曾在纽约州北部钓到过的任何鱼都要大得多。如果当时我就罢手了,我也会心满意足。在接下来的几个小时里,我又钓到了四条体型不错的鳟鱼。
虽然我很享受钓鱼的过程,但那只是我的次要目的。我的首要目标则是“提升自己的飞钓技巧”。唐帮我顺利实现了这两个目标。
除了得到唐的指导外,我还多次造访帕克斯飞钓用品店,与店里的几位员工探讨适合垂钓的地点以及当下效果最好的鱼饵。工作人员极其热心助人,每当我分享自己在公园里钓鱼取得的成功时,他们似乎也格外兴奋。我完全可以花一整周的时间,与唐以及店里的其他向导畅谈并分享各种经历。
在撰写此评论时,我正在认真考虑在2027年9月再次前往黄石国家公园。在规划行程时我就已经想好:明年我的旅行若想圆满完成,就必须再次造访Parks Fly Shop并和那里的新朋友们相聚!