by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 31, 2008 | Bitterroot, ii Summer
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.
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 26, 2008 | ii Summer, Other
I couldn’t resist posting these two photos on their own. They show how beautiful the river is and how calm it was.
OK – Let me throw this one in here, too. Jessa knows how to capitalize on the fishing.
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 26, 2008 | ii Summer, Other
Here is the slide show. You can see all the photos by clicking the slide show and visiting the online album.
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 26, 2008 | ii Summer, Other
Last weekend we did a two day family float on the Flathead River from Buffalo Bridge south of Polson to Sloan’s Bridge west of Ronan. The normal cubic feet per second (CFS) at this time of year is about 3200. This year it is near 10,000 CFS. The river was big, beautiful, and full of fish. 
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have a wonderful management program. Clean water and a healthy ecosystem are proof of that. Here are a few photos. I am preparing a slide show that I will upload soon.
Visit here again soon to see the slide show. There will be photos of fish, birds, scenery, camp, cliffs, and girls and boys.
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 25, 2008 | Bitterroot, ii Summer
Jack fished Monday with Geoff Thomas and Mike Connell on the Bitterroot River. It was a beautiful day. The flows are still pretty good and the water temperatures are dropping which is better for the fish. On another day, Reba and Geoff Thomas fished with guide Dave Heimes. Daves photos are included in the slide show.
They have been releasing water from Painted Rocks Reservoir. Below is a message from Larry Shrock of the Montana Department of Natural Resources. If you want more information on Painted Rocks see my blog posting from earlier this month on
Painted Rocks Reservoir.
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to send out an update on the status of
contract deliveries from Painted Rocks Reservoir so far this season. The
following numbers are as of August 20th, 2008:
Total Inflows: 115 cfs
Total Outflows: 342 cfs
Reservoir Storage: 24,832 af
Total
Contract Releases : 227 cfs
113.5 cfs Irrigation
113.5 cfs Fisheries
Releases began from the Reservoir on July 31.
Total Release from
storage 7,800 af
3900 af Irrigators
3900 af Fisheries
Please
contact me if you have any questions.
Larry A. Schock, CFM
DNRC
Water Resources Division
Missoula Regional Office
(406) 721-4284
lschock@mt.gov
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 21, 2008 | Blackfoot, ii Summer
We have been fortunate this year. Our air has been clear with only a few small fires late in the summer. This week we are finally getting some stormy weather with moisture. These photos were taken on the Blackfoot River east of Missoula.
Mike Connell caught a nice Cuttbow Trout. Jack is holding the fish.
There are a few more photos in the slide show. You can also view the album by clicking on the slide show or the “View Album” link.
