by Merle Ann Loman | Jun 21, 2009 | Bitterroot, ii Summer
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.
by Merle Ann Loman | Oct 21, 2008 | Friends, music
A bit of a side…we met Nate online and are emailing about fishing, Montana, family, and his band in New York. Check out the latest New Heathen Blog.
As for Jack and I, we are getting ready for our annual antelope hunt near Zortman in eastern Montana.
Here is Nate’s comment about that. Wish we had a photo of Junction Pool.
Good luck hunting (man, I don’t even know where Zortman, MT is!). I had to work in upstate New York today and when I finished I had about an hour and a half of daylight to fish the famous Junction Pool in Roscoe, NY. The trout were rising to MIDGES, and I hooked only one, when it rose to a knot on my tippet.
by Merle Ann Loman | Oct 20, 2008 | Friends
Above is a photo of Nate. Nate is originally from Missoula, Montana and is now in New York City in a band called New Heathens.
About the New Heathens! They have a great sound, you can check it out on their website http://www.newheathens.com/. Some of the reviews call them American Roots Rock or Rootsy Rock and Roll. I think their sound is more complex than that! Tell us what you think…
Members: Nate Schweber, Singer, Guitar, Harmonica; Butch Phelps, Guitar; Dominic Tiziano, Guitar; Eric Seftel, Drums; Brandy Wood, Bass
Genre: Rock n Roll Hometown: New York City
You can see by this slide show that Nate still spends time in Montana and fishing. We have quite a bit in common, including a love of music!
A Note from Nate: Thanks for digging the band. I’m working on trying to come up with the songs and, more importantly, money to finish a second record. We’re working with a producer named Eric “Roscoe” Ambel who played with Steve Earle and produced a bunch of cool bands that I dig including the Bottle Rockets and the Yayhoos. Making records is almost as expensive a hobby as flyfishing.
I tried my luck on Connecticut’s Housatonic River this past weekend. Beautiful fall colors. I hooked one brown trout on a nymph but lost him. Fish were rising all around but I couldn’t get them to take anything I was offering. I tried big nymphs, little nymphs, big dries, little dries, streamers and everything in between. Nothin’. To be honest, it reminded me of a few times I’ve fished the Bitterroot when the same thing has happened: fish rising everywhere, but not to any of my flies.
Well, Nate, we know what you mean. The fishing in western Montana this fall is amazing. The days are calm and beautiful; the water is like glass. That means the fishing is technical and even though the fish are rising, it takes a lot of effort to find out which of our flies and what size they will be interested in. At least you have targets to throw to. When you do hook up, though, the rewards are fantastic!
