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| Winter sunset on the Deer Lodge Mountains |
I was bummed because I could not afford the trip to Helena for the Public Lands Rally yesterday. I'm still stuck in that in-between time when you transfer jobs and you don't get a paycheck for a month and a half. Not cool! In lieu of the rally, I went and enjoyed some public land and reflected about how lucky I was to live in a place with so much of it.
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| Upper Clark Fork brown trout |
I've been working on my release shots lately. They are not as easy as you might think but I'm getting it down. I suppose a polarized filter will help but that's a couple weeks out.
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| Copper colored bone |
The Upper Clark Fork is one of my favorite places to fish in America. It's also a toxic mess. I study this stuff so I love to go and take pictures and samples as well as catch tons of huge brown trout. I'm going to guest lecture a class at MT Tech and I really wanted to get some pictures of some blue colored bones and stream-side slickens to show the class. Mission accomplished!
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| Mine waste slicken on the Upper Clark Fork |
Mmmmmmmmmm. Phytotoxic soil.
Most folks don't fish up here. I assume signs like these may keep the crowds away. You'd think there'd be no fish. You'd be very wrong.
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| Upper Clark Fork River |
Despite the insanity, the Upper Clark Fork is absolutely gorgeous. I had as good a day fishing for large brown trout as I did on the Beaverhead but with no dry flies. That's fine, I love to fish the streamer.
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| Brown trout release |
Looks like the spring weather will continue here in Montana. Better get your fishing in now because mid-summer flows are going to suck.
