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| Thinking About Montana |
Mon, May 12, 2008 |
Spring has sprung and thoughts of our July trip to Montana are beginning to run through my mind. The crew heading out this year to fish the Madison River has been making the trek fro many years now. The group is from the shop and the ski industry who have a passion for fishing as well. It's a quick trip from Park City so we can fish the first day we arrive.
Some years we hit the Salmon Fly Hatch on the upper part of the river as it flows from Quake Lake. The "hatch" begins down near the town of Ennis, 60 miles downstream, and works it's way upstream about three miles a day when the weather is consistent. These bugs are big, two inches plus in length, and the fish gorge on them. They hatch from nymphs that crawl up on the banks, shuck their cases and begin to fly out over the river to lay their eggs. Hitting the hatch can be a very memorable experience since every fish in the river is keyed to feeding on these large insects.
We'll float the river fishing from drift boats. On particularly productive runs we'll foot-fish as well. This, year our base of operations will be the small town of Cameron with its seven cabins, general store, restaurant, and, of course, the famous Blue Moon Saloon. We have many fond memories here. It's a good thing that "what happens in Montana stays in Montana." Otherwise we'd all be in jail. Now that we are all a little older our behavior after a day of fishing is almost commendable.  |
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