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.
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 19, 2008 | Blackfoot, ii Summer
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.”
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 18, 2008 | Blackfoot, ii Summer
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.
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 15, 2008 | Blackfoot, ii Summer
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!
by Merle Ann Loman | Aug 8, 2008 | Blackfoot, Conservation/benefits/organizations, ii Summer
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!
