Here and There in MT and WY

[ScottP]

Part 1

Fished the well-known places with lots of my friends







had to put in a reservation at West Yellowstone to get this spot










people party hardy up here so evenings on the river were pretty quiet





caddis hatch was much better than on the Madison







couple of guys spey-casting for biggies here






pretty quiet in the morning before the fleet put in; Miss Sally with the red behind payed a visit

[ScottP]

Part 2


fished well-known places with nobody but the critters
this one required a bit of a slog but the big bugs were still doing it in the willows















got some nice 'bows (definitely didn't look like cutt-bows) here; didn't think they came up this far









surprised we had this to ourselves but the bear hauling *** back and forth across the meadow may have had something to do with it

[ScottP]

fished a lot of little blue lines that nobody else bothered with:




this one had browns and biting flies














this one had browns, cutt-bows and biting flies



















that duct tape is SPF 50, btw










this one had 'bows, brookies, beavers and biting flies

[ScottP]

more little blue lines

this one had west slopes








this place was interesting; couldn't quite figure out what they wanted on top

[ScottP]

Random stuff




folks were more interested in this than the Firehole Falls













bit of a debate over which is the better eatery














stuck in a (Toccata and) fugue state









sage grouse country


















Mary Kay in Montana is one tough lady









scored some home made pumpkin pie and macaroni salad in Three Forks

[ScottP]

Sweetgrass Hills





one third of the Triad














well, where else would you put them?









looks like they've cleaned up Browning a bit









well, maybe not













Wind? Let's talk about the wind (the Leaning Tower of Marias Pass)













heading back to the mean streets of Whitefish













why they call it Big Sky country











Regards,
Scott

[JohnScott]

Bunch of neat pixels and staccato comments. Nicely done, Scott.

John

[LadyFisher]

Enjoyed it as well - hope you missed the recent wind and thunder storms, last evening was the most specular lighting we've ever seen in Montana!

[ScottP]

Enjoyed it as well - hope you missed the recent wind and thunder storms, last evening was the most specular lighting we've ever seen in Montana!

I was back in Whitefish last Friday when we got a hail storm at 11 PM. Seemed like an odd time for hail, luckily no damage there. Saw a good bit of lightning while up on the Mo; started the Mission Road Fire north of Craig which, fortunately they contained pretty quickly:



Hope you have an uneventful fire season, and continued good fishing.

Regards,
Scott

[quivira kid]

Beautiful country! I have fallen in love with fishing those "little blue lines" most folks overlook. Most of the time, they aren't full of monsters, but you NEVER see anyone else! Thanks for the pics.... I am jealous, stuck here in hot, dry Kansas!