Josey Linskey: Master of Rivers and Removables

Josey Linskey first learned to fish when she was old enough to walk and she hasn’t stopped since. With good reason: her home state of Montana is an angler’s paradise, filled with crystal-clear lakes, flowing rivers and pebble-filled streams.

The sole denture technician and marketing director at Aesthetic Oral Arts in Livingston, MT, Linskey enjoys the relaxation offered by the sport and the chance to take a break from the demands of the lab. “There’s a meditative side to it; a lack of thinking that makes me focus on nothing but the river,” she says. “I also love all the wildlife—last year I even saw a mountain goat!”

While she originally started as a spin caster, she took up fly fishing for trout 10 years ago and fell in love. “There are two types of fishermen in Montana: a spin caster and a fly fisher and there are running jokes about which one is better,” laughs Linskey. “Spin uses a lure or bait but fly...