Fly Fishing adventure awaits just beyond the crushing crowds of Yellowstone National Park, tucked into the stony heart of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains, is a wilderness filled with sapphire lakes, Rocky Mountain streams, and wily trout. Welcome to the Cloud Peak Wilderness where fly fishing and outdoor adventure awaits you. Whether you’re an expert angler or a novice chasing backcountry trout for the first time, this guide has something for you. Inside you’ll find destinations both popular and remote. Looking for an easy day’s catch, a family outing, or an angling challenge? The Cloud Peak Wilderness has just what you’re looking for.Come and explore the Cloud Peak Wilderness and discover your next backcountry angling adventure! Bradley Johnson is a Wyoming native, born and raised in the shadow of the Bighorn Mountains. He spent his childhood fishing the lower waters of the Bighorns before taking his first backpack fishing trip into the Cloud Peak Wilderness in 2002. After graduating in 2003 from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in political science, Johnson served in the U.S. Army with the 1st Armored Division, including a tour in Iraq in 2004. After combat, he returned stateside where he attended the University of New Hampshire, earning his master's degree in political science in 2007, followed by a doctorate in natural resources and environmental studies in 2011. Today he resides in the state of Washington after returning to Wyoming for several years. His writings on conservation and fly fishing can be found at The Conservation Angler blog at www.sagecreekpress.com/blog, on Facebook where he hosts The Conservation Angler page at www.facebook.com/conservationflyfishing, and on Twitter at @ConserveTrout.