From San Diego to Montana, again

From San Diego to Montana, again

Dusty, Don, Jim, and Peter are from San Diego. They (and a few others of the group that didn’t make it this year) have been fishing with Wapiti Waters for many years. Spring is when they come, braving what ever weather the year brings for them. They are fun, great sports and always catch fish. Day one, on the Clark Fork, was nice weather. Day two and three were on the Bitterroot and it rained. We were thrilled to get the moisture and I think the catching was good.

This group stays at the Bitterroot River Lodge

Bitterroot River Lodge

Contact Linda Trescott at information@bitterrootriverlodge.com
If you contact Linda, please tell her you found the info at Wapiti Waters’ site!

1182 U.S. 93
Hamilton, MT 59840-9751
(406) 363-0708

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Bitterroot River with Nate and Kristen visiting from New York

Bitterroot River with Nate and Kristen visiting from New York

Kristen on the Bitterroot River
Wapiti Waters has been following Nate Schweber for a while now on his New Heathens’ Blog and finally, Jack got to meet him.

Nate and Kristen fished with Jack on the Bitterroot on June 14. Nate is from Missoula but he and Kristen now live and work in New York City.

Kristen had never been to Montana until this trip with Nate! They had so much fun, I am surprised they survived all the activity.

See some of their photos here, the rest of the photos with all the stories are posted by Nate on his New Heathens’ Blog.

Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

FOAM sketch of fisherman

Saturday, March 7, 2009
DoubleTree Hotel, Missoula
The FOAM (Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana) Annual meeting is in Missoula this year on Saturday, March 7th. You can find the agenda and a registration form at www.wapiti-waters.com/FOAM.pdf.

Please send Registration Form by February 25 to:
FOAM Annual Meeting
PO Box 67
Gallatin Gateway, MT 59730

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Saturday, March 7, 2009
DoubleTree Hotel, Missoula

FOAM invites you to the DoubleTree Hotel in Missoula on Saturday, March 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for discussions, lunch, our traditional raffle, and drinks.

Ten rooms are available @ $109 double occupancy if you reserve before February 20.
Call Rachel at 406-542-4654 and refer to FOAM when making reservations. PLEASE CALL IMMEDIATELY if you want to reserve a room for the night.

Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 Register, get coffee, find friends, swap stories
9:00 -10:30 RRAFT Blackfoot Mgt. Proposal – Charlie Sperry, Chet Crowser, Jack Mauer
10:30 -12:00 B’foot & Madison SRP Process, Fees, Expenses, Local spending – Molly Wainwright, Gerry Walker
Noon Buffet Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Stacy Juelfs, Payne Financial Group, on FOAM insurance costs, coverage, benefits
2:00 – 3:00 Wayne Johnston, Board of Outfitters on operations plans, guide advertising, agents, and more
3:00 – 4:00 FOAM updates, Q&A from members for directors
4:00 – ? Raffle, hors d’oeuvres, drinks

For the raffle, we’ve got Simms, Patagonia, and Northwest River Supply gear scheduled to appear, other items from local and national flyfishing gear manufacturers, plus gift certificates from local eateries and such.

Are you a Montana guide and want to know more about FOAM? Visit the site at http://www.foam-montana.org/index.php or contact the FOAM Director, Robin Cunningham, at 406.763.5436 or foaminfo@foam-montana.org.

Lower Bitterroot River with Dan Pace

Lower Bitterroot River with Dan Pace

Dan Pace with a nice brown trout
It is hard boat time in the lower Bitterroot. Jack fished with Dan Pace of the Florence area and here are some photos. It was a wonderful gray day, great for fishing. I will post one, and then a slide show. To see the gallery, click on the “View Album” link.

OK, after posting this, I wanted to email the blog to Dan and to his son Garrett. I visited Garrett’s website to find his email. This inspired me to add a link and some information about Garrett. Let me start by saying Garrett is a good friend (that is how we met Dan) and we have some things in common, most importantly “Music and Fishing.” Below is text from Garrett’s site and a link. If you love guitars, visit Garrett’s site.

Welcome!
Welcome to garrettpace.com ! I want to thank all of you for visiting.

My friends keep informing me that this is the lamest website on the Net. Some even insist that if Al Gore knew this was here, he would pull the plug on the whole thing!

Rest assured I continue to seek out the nicest American built instruments that I can find. Eventualy, they all end up here so that I can buy others.

Check out the minty LP Classic and Baker Jr. or the Custom Shop Brian Moore. There should be another one or two nice electrics posting later this week.

If you are looking to sell a Vintage or an American built Guitar, please drop me an email. I pay more than the other guys and I will not offer you half its value if we can work out a trade.

End of garrettpace.com excerpt. Visit his site for more…garrettpace.com.
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