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 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 6, 2008 | Bitterroot, ii Summer
Information from and email by Larry A. Schock, CFM DNRC Water Resources Division
Hello Everyone,
After we make a minor electrical repair at the dam we will be making an additional release of water on Tuesday Afternoon or Wednesday.
The dam has stopped spilling so the expected release should increase the outflows from the dam by approximately 75 cfs. The Painted Rocks Dam outflows after expected to be in the 250-275 cfs range after the adjustment.
A full report will be sent out after the adjustment.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Larry A. Schock, CFM
DNRC Water Resources Division
Missoula Regional Office
(406) 721-4284
mailto:lschock@mt.gov
A minor clarification: When I say the dam has stopped spilling I mean that water is no longer going over the dam’s spillway, it does not mean that the flows from the dam have stopped. There is currently 181 cfs flowing out of the low level outlet conduit, and it is this flow that will be increased to the 250-275 cfs range. Larry
Click here to go to the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MT FWP) site for the West Fork of the Bitterroot.
Click here to go to the MT FWP site for Painted Rocks Reservoir, Tributary of the West Fork of the Bitterroot. They have an interactive map link.
by Merle Ann Loman | Jul 25, 2008 | Bitterroot, ii Summer, Take Your Kids Fishing
Wapiti Waters has been fishing like crazy with not much time for photos. Jack finally got in last night early enough for me to snag some photos.
This slide show is 3 photos taken on the Bitterroot river of Rachel Weissman-Tsukamoto, daughter of Irv Weissman and Ann Tsukamoto. They were at their home in the valley with family and friends, many of which are from Stanford University School of Medicine where Irv is Director of the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Ann also works in stem cell research. Living in CA doesn’t deter them from fishing. Irv grew up in Great Falls, MT and they come to their Montana home frequently to relax, enjoy mountain life and fish. It has been fun to watch Rachel as she and her love of fishing grow.
Libuse Jerabek, a colleague of Irv’s, was here also, but we didn’t get new photos. Here are a few from last fall.
by Merle Ann Loman | Jul 18, 2008 | Bitterroot, Blackfoot, ii Summer
Joe W., as we call him, fished with Wapiti Waters as a single with Jack Mauer guiding for 4 days. 2 on the Blackfoot and 2 on the Bitterroot. Fishing on the Blackfoot was good, not great, but good even with a private access. It is a beautiful river and this photo shows it.
The third day, they fished the main stem of the Bitterroot and had a great day! The fourth, they ventured up the West Fork of the Bitterroot and discovered it was still fishing great even after the pressure of many fishermen in June while the main stem was too high from the run-off. Joe and Jack fished and fished taking no time for photos. I am uploading an earlier photo of Joe though. Gotta show you something! 
This photo was a few years ago and the guide is Eric Ederer working for Wapiti Waters on the Bitterroot River. Joe fishes with us a lot, and even though he doesn’t take time for photos, this one is a beauty!
by Merle Ann Loman | Jul 12, 2008 | Bitterroot, ii Summer
Ken Sheely fished with Jack Mauer on the Bitterroot River. He caught this beautiful cutbow above Anglers Roost. They sell all kinds of things including fishing licenses and shuttle service. Visit Anglers Roost website.
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