Rachael, Charlotte and I just returned from a long weekend in Bozeman, Montana. We were visiting our good friends Brian and Jen Hodges, who just relocated there. We had a few activities planned, including fishing. It was a fun weekend, however the fishing did not happen. The low temperatures were near zero degrees, and the highs were not even hitting 20 degrees. It was also snowing fairly heavily...oh well. It looks like the weather around here was a little nicer this weekend. Last Wednesday, I floated the lower South Fork with fellow Jack Dennis guides Scott Smith and Ben Brennan. Fishing was very good. It was a sunny day with little wind, and fairly warm temperatures. There were some browns caught in the morning on streamers and tons of cuttys up on baetis and mahoganies all afternoon. No huge fish were caught...it was a numbers day. By now, the Snake has had a few days at its winter flow, and hopefully the cuttys are now well adjusted to their new holes. I probably won't make it on the Snake this week, so if anyone has any reports, feel free to comment or send me an email. This could be a great time to fish it! The weather this week is supposed to be warmer here (and in Montana!). Good news, since we are heading to the Big Hole Friday. Here is a shot of Scott Smith from the South Fork on Wednesday with a typical cutty caught on a dry fly. The second is a great shot from the Salt River, sent to me from Tom Putnam. We fished it a few weeks back and had great fishing and foliage. More soon!
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