[ScottP]

Time to see if I could pound up some of those stupid cutts on the flanks of the Bob Marshall. Heading east, lots of smoke from the fires down south

thru the pass it's a little clearer, but not much

the Rockies are out there somewhere

lots of wheat and hay

and suddenly, I've driven thru a wormhole and came out in South Dakota (on the drive back, the turnoff was jammed with cars)

we got back 6 weeks ago and have had a total of 15 minutes rain; things are a little better on this side, but still real dry

heading in

a good place to start; never catch lots of fish in this river but the ones I get are usually decent sized

it's usually good for at least a rise from a nice one but only managed a little guy



takes a bit of wading to get from one hole to the next





but when you find one the results can be worth it





pretty country







pretty water







some bugs; the fish aren't usually super selective although they got a bit picky in the evening on one pool when some caddis were coming off





couldn't find the former tenant



a bit further up and it's into the burn (2003?)





the fork's a bit narrower than the main stem, but still nice water in spots; turned a nice one up at the head of the pool but missed the connection



heading back to camp





next morning and it's a bit of a different look (other campers couldn't believe I was happy to see rain)





headed back up to where I'd finished the previous evening







and got the one (I think) that I'd turned the evening before



back to the main stem for a few hours; only managed one more fish but it was a nice one



poked around a bit on another fork, but time was running a bit short and the water was underwhelming





time to hit the blacktop and head for home



Regards,
Scott

 

[Jim F.]

You're a lucky guy, Scott - thanks for sharing!

 

[Gone away]

Thanks for the tour.

 

[meh.meh.meh.meh.meh.]

What was the fly selection?

 

[ScottP]

What was the fly selection?

All foam stuff. This is what I pulled off my hat; don't remember using anything else (did lose one of the OCs and one of the purple flies). The green one was the only fly that drew no response.

this one skated pretty well, even in rough water; think they took it for a caddis since I didn't see any spruce moths around

Regards,
Scott

 

[Rodney Wayne Bohannon]

Got to love them cutts.
Beautiful scenery
Rod

 

[creekx]

Nice. The Rocky Mountain Front from 89 is one of my favorite drives in MT.

 

[freestonebound]

I am envious. I live in upstate NY and have never seen wilderness like this. Thanks for sharing pictures of your trips!

 

[freestonebound]

I have to get out there someday!

 

[scifidelity]

cool pic, nice report. please at least replace the bag part of your net with a large hole rubber one. they can be had even from Fishpond for $15. I don't want to assume everyone can afford $15, but it's important so I thought I'd mention it.

 

[para_adams]

Love the Ivan Doig highway sign. He was one of my all-time favorite authors, he lived in Edmonds and wrote mostly stories based in MT.

 

[Adam Saarinen]

Beautiful looking part of the world & pictures too! Your trip reports are just as wonderful as your SBS's! Thanks for sharing & taking the time to do them!