East Side Westslopes TR

[ScottP]

Time to poke the flanks of the Bob Marshall and see if I could pound up some of those stupid cutts. 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

[ScottP]

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

[ScottP]

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?)



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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

[ScottP]

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

[ScottP]

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

[dr korn]

Nice report Scott... looks like lots of fun... right on.