Doc Knoll - Thoughts Of A Chicken Rancher

Doc Knoll owns and operates Knoll's Yellowstone Hackle near Pray, Montana. His close proximity to Yellowstone National Park gives him the special knowledge that is needed to understand the fishing in the area and how to make a trip to the area successful.

His business specializes in the production of top quality fly tying material through the raising of genetic chickens.

Knoll has been an avid angler from a very early age and took up the sport of fly fishing as a teenager. Since then, it has become his passion and livlihood.

Doc's articles have become a welcome addition to About-Flyfishing.com and regulars have enjoyed reading his thought-provoking and often humorous work.

Articles By Doc Knoll:

Fly Fishing 101 (Intro)

Home » Doc Knoll » Fly Fishing 101 (Intro) Fly Fishing 101 (Intro) By Doc Knoll Hello Everyone, Periodically, throughout the summer season, I have the fortunate experience to meet many anglers who visit the area where I happen to call home. Coincidentally, home lies just to the north of Yellowstone National Park. Here, in...

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D.J.’s Flies

Home » Doc Knoll » D.J.’s Flies D.J.'s Flies Worried about what your flies look like? It's recommended you take a look at this article by Doc before you fret yourself over comparisons to the expert's flies. I raise genetic hackle and because of my farm's proximity to Yellowstone National Park, during the course of...

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Heidi-Land – Fly Fishing Along Beartooth Highway

Home » Doc Knoll » Heidi-Land – Fly Fishing Along Beartooth Highway Heidi-Land - Flyfishing Along Beartooth Highway Visions of flowering mountain meadows and crystal clear mountain streams with some great flyfishing mixed in. Doc Knoll recommends a visit to this area at least once in your life! As a young boy I read a...

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The Truth About Flyfishing Feathers

Home » Doc Knoll » The Truth About Flyfishing Feathers The Truth About Flyfishing Feathers So much misinformation abounds about genetic hackle, fly tying, and premium materials.What's a fly tyer to do? Read Doc Knoll, that's what! Discover the truth. While I was in college a marketing professor once said, "If something is essentially wrong...

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Lost: One Fly Box

Home » Doc Knoll » Lost: One Fly Box Lost: One Fly Box Did you ever wonder who dropped whatever it was that you just picked up. . .Doc Knoll writes about finding a flyfishing fly box. Some time ago I decided that I had completed enough work for the day. I slipped on my...

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Flyfishing 101A

Home » Doc Knoll » Flyfishing 101A Flyfishing 101A It's important to fish within your capabilities to really enjoy flyfishing. I once saw a very popular tee shirt that proudly proclaimed, "A bad day of fishing is better then a good day of work." I believe there could be a little truth in that statement....

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‘However’ Is An Angling Word

Home » Doc Knoll » ‘However’ Is An Angling Word 'However' Is An Angling Word A look at fishing Yellowstone. I hope that some of the questions some of you asked of me (directly and via e-mail) worked out. Sorry I did not post these "technical" questions to the Flyfishing site but I thought they...

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Wolves & A Chicken Rancher

Home » Doc Knoll » Wolves & A Chicken Rancher Wolves & A Chicken Rancher What's the truth about Yellowstone's wolves? Every summer I have visitors to my fly shop asking about the wolves which were introduced into Yellowstone Park in 1995. I usually answered, "it does it affect me. . . I saw the...

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The Truth About Hoppers

Home » Doc Knoll » The Truth About Hoppers The Truth About Hoppers Want to really catch more fish with hoppers?Here's the low down on proper selection. Last summer I had an elderly fellow come into my shop and he, like many others, began to recount his endless history about the flies he had once...

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To Teach A Kid

Home » Doc Knoll » To Teach A Kid To Teach A Kid Teach a kid to fly fish, and you will help an adult to develop to character, perhaps two adults if you include you! For most anglers "Doc's Fly Shop" is an very easy place to hang out. Almost everyone who show up...

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A Winter Ha-Ha

Home » Doc Knoll » A Winter Ha-Ha A Winter Ha-Ha Yeah, some folks have it made in the winter. Here's the Doc's description of fishing Yellowstone in the winter. Since most angler feel the first frost and the month of November brings a close to this year's angling expeditions, we, those of us who...

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Stinky Guides And Float Trips

Home » Doc Knoll » Stinky Guides And Float Trips Stinky Guides And Float Trips Should this fly fishing guide get paid? Choosing a good guide is tougher than it appears. Doc Knoll recounts this vacationer's experience at Yellowstone. Choosing a good guide is tougher then it appears. One of the major gripes that I...

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Na-Na-Na-Na-Naaaa

Home » Doc Knoll » Na-Na-Na-Na-Naaaa Na-Na-Na-Na-Naaaa As many northern fly anglers are suffering from flyfishing withdrawal, Doc Knoll comes along and struts like a rooster about the great winter fishing in Yellowstone. By Doc Knoll Since most angler feel the first frost and the month of November brings a close to this year's angling...

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A Few Of Doc’s Opinions

Home » Doc Knoll » A Few Of Doc’s Opinions A Few Of Doc's Opinions Doc Knoll sits back and thinks thoughts about fly fishing. Some thoughts you might have answers for, some you will agree with, and some you might not want to know about. By Doc Knoll Okay... I have a fly shop....

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Great Montana Destinations

Home » Doc Knoll » Great Montana Destinations Great Montana Rivers Doc Knoll shoots straight from the hip in providing his experiences and judgements about some Montana rivers. This article covers the North Fork and the Bighorn. By Doc Knoll Montana. When I first heard the word it almost sent shivers down my spine (I...

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Great Rivers Of Montana (Part II)

Home » Doc Knoll » Great Rivers Of Montana (Part II) Great Rivers Of Montana (Part II) Doc Knoll on the Big Hole and Beaverhead Rivers, Montana. By Doc Knoll In the last article I wrote about The Flathead and the Big Horn Rivers. In this segment I've elected to move to the southwestern part...

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Great Montana Rivers (Part III)

Home » Doc Knoll » Great Montana Rivers (Part III) Great Montana Rivers (Part III) The Gallatin, Madison and the Jefferson Rivers are recovering from whirling diseased trout to once again become a great fly fishery. Doc Knoll continues his series on the great rivers of Montana. By Doc Knoll About two hundred years ago...

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The Legend Of Shorty McFane

Home » Doc Knoll » The Legend Of Shorty McFane The Legend Of Shorty McFane Next time you see a kid showing a little interest in what you love to do stop for a moment and carefully show him or her how you become involved. Even with your own flaws, the experience could make a...

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Fly Fishing in Yellowstone Country

Home » Doc Knoll » Fly Fishing in Yellowstone Country Fly Fishing in Yellowstone Country Information for the novice and expert alike. By Doc Knoll To the many devoted people who entertain themselves with the possibility of visiting prime fly fishing destinations in the continental US Yellowstone Park is the hands down, first row, first...

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