Lyle Cunningham and Jack had great weather and good fishing on the Blackfoot River. Click on the photo for a larger version. I am also publishing a slide show and you can view all the photos by clicking on “View Album.”
Jack fished yesterday with Marshall Bloom and Mike Connell on a lower stretch of the Blackfoot River. It was a beautiful day, but no photos were taken. The Blackfoot is a great choice this time of year because the water is a little cooler and there are decent hatches happening. As a bonus, you can’t beat the scenery.
Jack is fishing the Blackfoot River next two days with Lyle Cunningham from Arizona. They will be camping tonight and I can’t wait to see photos and hear about the trip. I will be posting photos from the trip soon.
Bob Ratcheson fishes with Jack regularly, and today Jack took him on a stretch of the Blackfoot River Bob had never fished. What a beautiful trout and stretch of the river!
Click the photo for a larger version. It is gorgeous!
You will see some smiling faces as Jack Saunders, Doug Nation, and Jack Mauer
spent a fun day on the Blackfoot River near Ovando, MT.
I am posting my favorite fish and scenery photo to the left. It is Jack Saunders (he caught the cuttbow trout) and Jack Mauer (holding the fish). I am also posting a slide show of 8 photos. Enjoy!
As a local resident, Jeff has the good fortune of jumping on fishing opportunities when they present themselves and the dry fly fishing on the Blackfoot has been stellar. Today Jeff was fishing with Jack Mauer, Wapiti Waters Fly Fishing Montana. He caught brown trout and the last one was a 19″ rainbow trout. Jeff was fishing with one of Jack’s Elk Hair Caddis #12.
The Bitterroot water levels are dropping fast and it is warming up. It is a bit longer drive but Jack is loving the Blackfoot and the Big Hole right now.
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!
