He has been fishing it since 1950 and has run the fly shop here for the past 27 years.
Tim Chavez runs a guide service out of the fly shop, but there are 11 other services in the area.
(The fly shop is across the river.)
I think every fly shop in Montana has a Web site with online ordering.
The local fly shop is called Le Sorguett: you can buy a permit there and arrange guides.
When the guide dropped me off at the fly shop, he couldn't face going inside.
The small fly shop remained at the W. Park Street location for less than a year.
The fly shop was one of the first in the region to offer guided float fishing on the Yellowstone River.
After his military service, Richard pursued a graduate degree, but economics kept him from completing it while he ran the fly shop in Gardiner.
After Merton died in 1970, the fly shop remained with Merton's wife until 1985, when Richard assumed ownership of the business.
