I flew in yesterday for a ten day stint to get things ready for your
arrival(s) in now inside of just two (count 'em!!) months. The photo above
was taken from my Delta flight as we were approaching Missoula over and up
the Bitterroot Valley. As you can see, not only is it stunningly beautiful
in these here parts but, in contrast to one year ago when we had snow pack
200% of twenty year averages, this year we have returned to the world of
practical reality, with the snowpack in the shown "Root" mountains right at
88% of twenty year averages--boding very, very well for our E-15 fishing
fortunes. Unlike drought-plagued California, precipitation here is right at
105% of twenty year averages, with a warmer-than-normal April and May
resulting in a bit of an early runoff, hence the lower snowpack average.
As to fishing, this Saturday (hey, that's just the day after tomorrow,
gang!) I have the great pleasure of fishing with our "Great but Propaneless"
Double Up Outfitter, John Gould along with my close friend, our Montana
Matters Troubadour Shane Clouse. We are amidst the annual skwala hatch (a
stone fly that emerges from the river to mate on our local rivers, only,
from mid-March to mid-April (it was that hatch that Group One's Brian
"Moraine" Shepard and daughter "Beautiful Eliza Jane" fished last month,
with a resulting gaggle twenty) and I simply can't wait to break out the
bamboo and to fish with my buddies and thereafter provide you a first-hand
initial fishing report, along with some pics I hope!
Also, I have just charged up my camera batteries and will begin sending
along to you photos of Montana in her early Spring dress. Spring is my
favorite time of the year--everything is new, fresh and untarnished and my
favorite flora, the March pine (the only deciduous member of the fir family)
begins budding out. I like this tree so much that several years ago we
planted over a dozen on the property so, with photo, "this bud" will be for
y'all!
So there it is gang, your very first on the scene report for Extravaganza
2015...whoohoo!! We have a full roster with over 62 of you soon to be
headed this way and, boy, do I have a party planned for ya...a swarm of E-15
gear, a first class line up of nightly presenters and more wine on the
premises into which even the professional reprobates of infamous Group One
will not be able put a serious dent...well, more I think about it, that is a
darn foolish statement, isn't it you veteran Ones?!?
Strap it on, folks and stay tuned to this email station and our
www.montanaextravaganza2015.blogspot.com blogsite, as E-15 is now roaring
down the road and headed right into your hearts and souls!!
Best to all from the scene of it all,
Rock Creek Ron
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