My Life and Travels
Today was the first day we were able to turn the heat off during the day. The news from Butte says temps are 10 degrees below normal. This year Custer State Park in South Dakota got a foot of snow during the same time period we were there last year.
Nice day only had a little wind. I at least saw one trout.
Current plan is to move to Madison River and Ruby Creek CG on Monday.
Fished today and had a good time, not even one strike.
The whole map would not fill in cellphone internet is not usually very good.
It was in the mid 40’s but didn’t seem to cold.
I fished the whole bend out in front of where the GPS points cut across the point. I had the GPS inside my fishing pack so must have missed some transmissions, or it went in the 4 hour mode. I wasn’t moving very fast, tied a lot of flies into the line.
This is the first time I have used my new 10 foot 5 weight.
I got this one monogrammed.
Think I’m really going to like it, the extra foot makes a difference and this is the best rod and reel ORVIS makes.
Campsite picture
We were here for four days last year looking for fishable waters and that is why we’re here this year. The weather report for Butte says snow above 5500 feet tonight and we are at 5184. Have a full tank of propane and 70 gallons of gas so we are good for a long time.
This point has seems to have lot of 8 – 12 fish along it.
Today I got
3 to the net
3 on
and numerous strikes, had a great time for my last day on the river.
Fished from camp waded out to the island and fished the west end and the south side.
2 strikes
2 on
2 to the net
Nothing today, not even one strike.
You can see the BLM parking area at the end of the road just down river from the yellow line where I fished.
This is a closer view
1 strike
1 18 inch trout
These are not very good pictures but this is the largest trout I have every caught. The oval of my net is 16 inches and he was a couple of inches longer than the net. I took me a while to get him to the net, I did not want to loose him.
Saw a lot of big fish but they were just not feeding.
This is where I fished today.
