Hello Montana

After a quick layover in Memphis and another quick layover in Minneapolis, we made it to Bozeman, Montana, with all of our gear. Luke, who came from San Diego (and spent the last 6 hours in Bozeman getting groceries and mingling with the locals in Hub Pub) had the rental car ready for us. We made the 1 hour, 1 A.M., trip to Ennis (pronounced Innis) where our cabin was waiting for us. Our cabin is pretty sweet. Since we arrived under the cover of darkness we're not really sure what our surroundings look like but we'll find out soon enough when we meet up with our river guide at around 8:30 in the morning.

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Video Preview

After next week's trip to Montana, we hope to post some nice videos. In the meantime, check out some of our existing videos on YouTube.
Videos from Chris. Videos from David.

Good News About The Dam

Well it appears things are looking good with the damn dam. Some kind of last ditch effort fixed the flow and things are getting back to normal. In fact, it could work to our advantage. There has been less pressure on the fish the past few weeks and hopefully they've gotten dumb and careless. Just the kind of fish I need if I'm going to catch anything. Here's to big fish!

The Dang Dam

Well it appears there are some problems in Montana. One of the dams on the Madison is malfunctioning and letting too much water through, increasing the water level to spring run-off levels. Efforts are being made to repair the dam, but the latest report indicates that more damage was done to the dam while trying to fix it. We are scheduled to take a guided trip down the Madison on Wednesday. I'm not sure how the dam problems will affect us, but reports are that the fishing is still good.
See the latest report here.

Two Weeks to Montana

Exactly two weeks from today we'll be in the air heading to Montana. Luke will arrive a few hours before us and is planning on getting the rental car and picking up the initial groceries. I've compiled a list of trout recipes and I'm ready for some good eatin'. The 10-day forecast shows anywhere in the 60s and 70s during the day to 30s and 40s at night. Assuming we get to Montana on time, we hope to make our first post from Montana on Wednesday night with a full description of all of our trophy catches!