Doc Bolton on the Bitterroot in April

Doc Bolton on the Bitterroot in April

cropped version so you can see the trout better

 

Beautiful day on the river

Doc is up again spending some time in his cabin on the river. He loves winding down, reading, exploring and of course fishing. And, he always get fish. Here he is with a nice trout on a day he fished with Jack.

Cool days fishing on the Bitterroot

Cool days fishing on the Bitterroot

Wearing wool and gloves, they still enjoyed the fishing

The last few days in the Bitterroot have been below 50 degrees. Cooler temperatures don’t do much for the bugs or hatches but if you are hardy enough, you still hook some trout. Thank Jim, John, Gary and Ric. Hope it is warmer in California. Jack and Nick really enjoyed fishing with you all.

Bitterroot River mid-week, good fishing and pretty spring day

Bitterroot River mid-week, good fishing and pretty spring day

Jack and Jeff always do this stretch of the river in late March as an annual trip. This starts their fishing season off and helps them get caught up after a long winter. It was a nice day overall, except for someone doing some kind of control burn on the bank…but the company and the fishing were both good.

Jeff with a trout
trout, duh
Questionable air quality. Someone is burning a pile near the bank.

 

Fishing the Bitterroot – awesome day

Fishing the Bitterroot – awesome day

One of the cutthroat I caught, yea!

The temperature was warmer as promised by the weather man. It got to 66 degrees, lovely afternoon with some wind sometimes, no wind sometimes..just enough to keep you tuned in to your casting skills. Bugs, yes. That is all I will say. The fish were rising, we had so much fun. John Hickman, Jack, me and our Chesapeake Bay Retriever Freda. Happy day!

Here are some photos – see the slideshow below.

A couple of early spring days with Pam and Rick on the Bitterroot River

A couple of early spring days with Pam and Rick on the Bitterroot River

Cool weather, but when you like to fish, you layer up and go for it. Not much wind and no rain so the fishing was actually pretty darn good. Thanks Pam and Rick for spending two great days with Wapiti Waters.

March 31, I updated this post with some photos that Pam and Rick sent. Thanks for sharing!

Photo send in by Rick and Pam – beautiful trout!

 

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