Fly Fishing People: Bud Lilly Profile

December 10, 2009 By: Marshall Cutchin

Michael Babcock paints a rich portrait of fly fishing icon and outdoorsman-turned-activist Bud Lilly in this morning’s Great Falls Tribune.
“The sun is too strong for his aging eyes and he must look away. It is setting, too, on five decades of fishing with presidents, famous writers, Hollywood celebrities and captains of industry. Lilly, who popularized the concept of catch-and-release in Montana still catches trout as well as anybody….”

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