by Merle Ann Loman | Sep 16, 2009 | Bitterroot, iii Fall
Jack met Bob and Ferguson at a public access and fished the very LOWER Bitterroot for trout and pike. This is near the confluence of the Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers and is great habitat for both species of fish. Here are 4 different views of one of Bob’s nice cutthroat trout.
Jack brought one pike home to give to a friend who likes to eat them but they didn’t get any photos of pike.
I like showing the river and it’s features, but also to show close up views of the trout. Here is the slideshow of the 4 photos.
by Merle Ann Loman | Sep 15, 2009 | Bitterroot, iii Fall
Jack fished the Bitterroot River on September 10 with two great friends, Mike and Marty. Here is one of the trout Marty caught.
The second photo shows a view of the smoke from the Kootenai Fire. We are fortunate this year, not many fires meaning cleaner air.
by Merle Ann Loman | Sep 12, 2009 | Bitterroot, Conservation/benefits/organizations
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There will be door prizes, great food, see all your old and many new friends there!
Join us, buy your ticket and put it on your calendar.
Email for more info:
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by Merle Ann Loman | Sep 11, 2009 | Associates - we recommend..., Bitterroot, Blackfoot, Other
John Corrigan took a working/vacation trip to the northwest US in late August. He attended a conference in Portland, Oregon, and after taking care of business, rented a car and headed east. When he reached western Montana he met and fished with Wapiti Waters on the Bitterroot and Blackfoot Rivers.
Wanting to see even more country and catch more fish he drove north through the Seeley-Swan valley to Glacier National Park and the Going to the Sun Highway. The fishing part was when he hooked up with Tim Linehan in northwestern Montana.
It was his first trip to the northern Rockies and I think he did it justice. He said, “After leaving Missoula, Glacier National Park turned out to be the most beautiful place I have ever seen. …and I had a productive day fishing with Tim Linehan.”
John writes for the Concord Monitor, New Hampshire – an online newspaper edition. Writing a Trout Unlimited chapter newsletter for many years helped get him the newspaper column. Having also served as chapter president and chair of the NH Trout Unlimited Council, John often works a conservation angle into his writing.
See some of his writing at the Concord Monitor in NH
Below are snippets of his three most recent articles. Click the links to read more.
A hop, skip & jump
Sun Sep 13, 2009
Effective cutthroat and rainbow trout fishing in late August means a hop, skip and a jump. No analogy is perfect. Rainbow trout in Montana give much more of a jump than their cousins, but the tacti… more…
Finding inspiration in Montana
Sun Sep 6, 2009
A rental car motored through it. William Least Heat-Moon’s book, Blue Highways, chronicled his travels along the back roads once marked on maps with blue lines. more…
Making connections out west
Sun Aug 30, 2009
Anticipation leads to the memories. Fishing comes in between. As you read this, my second western fishing trip of the season has become a memory. I was scheduled to arrive back home from Montana la… more…
by Merle Ann Loman | Sep 10, 2009 | Bitterroot, iii Fall
Here are some rise patterns. I was at Tucker Crossing hanging out when I saw the Osprey near a pool on the edge of the Bitterroot River. Some trout were working the edge near the foam. They weren’t very big, but fun to watch.
