Kirk Deeter

Jul 30, 2024 | fieldandstream.com | Kirk Deeter |Deeter covers flyfishing

Shortly after daybreak, on a hot, grimy Montana morning, Pete Cardinal and I stood knee-deep in the Missouri River and watched fies flutter by the thousands. Thick gray columns of the bugs wafted like smoke plumes over the foamy eddy upstream. The trout were already dialed in, swirling and gnashing at the surface, their mouths clicking and popping like castanets. An epic hatch was happening right before us—and I was feeling anything but confident.

Jan 15, 2024 | thefishingwire.com | Kirk Deeter

By Kirk DeeterI once made the mistake of writing a story on “America’s Best Fly-Fishing Towns” for Field & Stream magazine. The story turned out fine, but then they put me on a radio tour, and one happy town heaped praise on me, while nine others grilled me on why I didn’t rank them first. I can tell you the truth now. The town that got ranked first earned that spot because our art director found a killer image that made for a good opening spread in the magazine.