Archives West Finding Aid

The Val's Pals scrapbook documents the yearly trips of the women-only fishing group started by Val Monroe. The full title of the scrapbooks is "Val's Pals 'Ladies Only' Fly Fishing Friends 2001-2021* To Be Continued," and includes photographs and descriptions of each trip. The scrapbook is arranged by year, each of which begins with a one-to-two-page description of where the group traveled, where they stayed, who attended, the rivers they fished, and general impressions of the area. The group traveled throughout southwest Montana including Jackson, Twin Bridges, Cooke City, Fishtail, Three Forks, and Red Lodge, as well as Island Park, ID and Yellowstone National Park. Bodies of water mentioned in the scrapbook include the Big Hole River, Madison River, Ruby River, Stillwater River, Jefferson River, Lamar River, Shoshone River, East Fork of the Bitterroot River, East Rosebud River, Grasshopper Creek, Miner Creek, Mill Creek, Rey Spring Creek, Big Creek, Warm Springs Creek, Darlington Ditch, Trout Lake, and Georgetown Lake.