It was back to my old stomping grounds for fish with a group of six hoodlums. These are guys I've guided for years with John Herzer of Blackfoot River Outfitters in Missoula. It is fun to be back on the Bitterroot and fishing large dry flies during the Skwala hatch. The only problem with the Skwala hatch is that the river can be very crowded. In fact, I think there are more boats on the Bitterroot in March and April than there are in July.
This trip we were able to avoid the crowds all three days. My boat had it's ups and downs. We would go through stretches of tough fishing. but as you see above, the good fishing produced some dandies.
Although this was not a monster fish, it was a great dry fly eat. We saw the fish rise and before Reiger could put it down, Mark slipped his dry just off the end of a sunken log. The fish engulfed it. Not the biggest, but a tight spot and a great drift produced a memorable fish.
Here is a great fish Rick caught on a San Juan worm. It was a beauty. On the last day, Rick dominated the water hooking up everywhere. Of course, he was in another boat, so we hated him that day.
Mark with a big 'ol smile.
Here is a peculiar spot to find a goose nest: inside a hollow log.
Matt Simms thinks it is never too early to teach his daughter Molly the finer points of oarsmanship.
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