Fly fishing the upper Bitterroot with Roy Loman in early April

April 10, 2013

Trout (of course), Pileated Woodpeckers, ice, and on the next day – a cow moose. Interesting times on the Bitterroot. Love the spring. Click any photo to see it full screen.                                   Related Posts:Jeff Rogers and his Dad – [...]

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Rachel fly fishing on the Bitterroot River in late March

April 1, 2013
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A day on the river with Jack learning all there is to know about fly fishing – though she has been fishing with Jack since she was very young. On this day, she rowed a lot, but that didn’t stop her from wetting her line and catching a lot of nice fish. What a gorgeous [...]

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Doc Bolton fly fishing the Bitterroot River in mid-March

March 22, 2013

John came up for his spring fix in Montana and fished a few days with Jack. He caught one of the biggest trout ever on his first day fishing. Of course, they didn’t have the camera that day. So…here is another trout. Not a bad fish. There is definitely something special about spring fishing and [...]

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Jeff Rogers on the Bitterroot River in mid-March

March 21, 2013

Jack and Jeff caught three Northern Pike on this day as well as plenty of trout. These were the only two photos they took though. Cool day, but very doable and good fishing.   Jeff with a nice trout Unexpected visitors, 3 women on horses crossing the river.   Related Posts:Pike from the Bitterroot RiverDoc [...]

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Montana House Bill 187: replace guides with assistants? not a good idea.

March 8, 2013

Montana HB187 creates unlicensed temporary guides called outfitter’s assistants to replace licensed guides who are injured or absent. These “emergency guides” could be a positive solution used by professional outfitters when 1) there’s a bonafide emergency, and 2) the clients of an outfitter and the public are protected. But, as written, the bill fails in [...]

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MONTANA SNOTEL Snow Water Equivalent Update Feb 2013

February 25, 2013

Snow pack in the Bitterroot is 82% of normal as of today, Feb 25, 2013. Right now, a winter snow storm just blew in and there is a white-out outside my office window. That is GREAT news! Here are the tables showing the data. See the links below the photos for the NRCS site. http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/snowup-graph.pl?state=MT [...]

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2013 Feb skiing Gash Peak in Montana

February 21, 2013

The top of the climb Winter in Montana is a wonderful time to explore the Bitterroots. Mark, Skip and Jack skinned up the Bitterroots in the Gash Creek and Peak area in mid-February. Here are a few photos taken by Mark. Enjoy. Here is the slideshow Related Posts:Late Feb photos of middle Bitterroot RiverIt snowed [...]

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FWP hosting a women’s ice fishing workshop Feb. 8-10

January 9, 2013

BIGFORK – If you don’t want to wait until spring to start fishing, Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting a women’s ice fishing workshop Feb. 8-10 at Peterson Lake. A $100 fee pays for all fishing gear, food and two nights lodging at a camp on the shore of Peterson Lake near Bigfork. The workshop [...]

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Jerry on the Bitterroot in September catching pike and trout

November 8, 2012

September 23, Jerry and Jack fished the lower Bitterroot. They caught trout but the only photo Jack got was this one of Jerry with a pike he caught. It was a good day of fishing but any day they take pike out of the Bitterroot is a great day. Sorry Jerry for the late post, [...]

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Doc Bolton on the Bitterroot in early October

November 6, 2012

Doc came a little later this fall than usual. He was waiting for the fire smoke to clear. Probably a good strategy. The sky cleared up, temperatures cooled and fishing was good. Great to see both Doc and Liz! Hope they both come back up in the spring.     Related Posts:No Related Posts

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