La Nina 2010 / 2011 was quite the show. Made fishing kind of tough here in Western Montana last winter.

La Nina 2011 /2012, to date, has been mild, not wild. Lots of open water, lots of nice days, and lots of nice fishies.



The fishies in the opening pix were speaking their minds in mid December. Since then, I've been able to get in another ten days fishing, and that not even taking advantage of every decent day. The slideshow starts with the first fish of 2012, on January 1,



... and ends with a couple from yesterday. Click on the pic.



There have been many days with ice on and in the rivers and with ice in the guides ...



... but even that beats the alternatives.

John