Lower Bitterroot in early September with Richard Steed
Yesterday was a beautiful day on the Bitterroot. We had too much fun to be taking many photos but I did snap two. Here they are.
Bitterroot, Blackfoot, and Clark Fork Rivers with the Tollisons – 3 Men, 3 Days, 3 Rivers
September is an amazing time to fish western Montana. The weather is cooler, the fish are feeding and variety is the spice of life. Boyce Tollison and his sons, Mike and Tim fished with Wapiti Waters for three days in September. Jack Mauer and Dave Heimes guided them on three rivers. I want to post a few photos, one of Boyce’s trout from the Bitterroot River and then Mike and his trout from the Clark Fork. Next, see a slide show with photos of Boyce, Tim and Mike. Thanks for coming guys, Jack and Dave had a great time with you!
I am posting a slide show of all the photos. Click on the slideshow or “View Album” link below to see them or download them.
Lower Bitterroot River with Dan Pace
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.
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.
End of garrettpace.com excerpt. Visit his site for more…garrettpace.com.
Wade fishing on the Flathead River
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.
Flathead River Slide Show
Here is the slide show. You can see all the photos by clicking the slide show and visiting the online album.
Floating the Flathead River
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.
