Fishing in Montana

Looks like the Beavers are on a roll at the NCAA Division I World Series of College Baseball again! They are playing ASU tonight. This one could be tough, but the Beavers have been playing out of their minds lately. GO BEAVERS!

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Not much to report on the football team these days. I am sure all of the guys on the team are training their asses off to get ready for the 2007 campaign.

I just went fishing with my Dad and a couple of his fishing buddies up in Twin Bridges Montana. We fished the Madison River and....the Beaverhead River!!!!!

I actually saw some cool beaver dams, but no actual beavers.

Here are some pics from the trip:


This is a SW view of Twin Bridges, population 500. Our guide for the weekend is the town's council president- Matt Greenmore. He was an incredible fly fishing coach and a fantastic guide to some of the best spots we could imagine




We stayed at the King's Motel, run by Don,Marsha, and Matt.



In the King's Motel clubhouse..chillin'. From the left, Matt Greenmore, Hunter, Matt Blum (my Dad), and Marsha Greenmore. We had a wonderful chicken dinner Friday night. We crashed early to get ready for tomorrow's fishing expedition.




Sorry this is blurry, but it's a picture of Don's net that he donated to the King's Motel after getting skunked a few years ago. He felt that the net was cursed, and he claims that his fishing has been unreal ever since he ditched it. He brought a new net, that looked similar to the "cursed" one on the wall. We were all taking action on whether or not he would claim the new one was "cursed" as well. 2:1 the new one was cursed, 4:1 the new one is blessed with holy assistance.



The Madison River launch site.


North view of the Madison as we were crossing a bridge to get to the launch dock.




Crossing the bridge...notice the amazing Montana skyline....unreal




Dad getting his fluids before we launch.....




Don and My Dad after fishing the Beaverhead River. What's up with the pink shirt???



A beautiful brown trout my Dad caught on Father's Day. We were using nymphs to catch over 35 fish this weekend! I am not a pro fly fisherman by any stretch, but we used a rig that was considered the toughest to use. It was a dual hook configuration on a long leeder. We used different color combinations all weekend.




Dad poses with one of 12 fish he caught in one amazing fishing hole on the Beaverhead River. My Dad was so on fire that I stop fishing just to watch him do his business. He pulled a dozen brown trout in this one particular hole. It was amazing. It was the best Father's Day present to just to watch him have so much fun. He was in the "zone" and it was great just to watch.



Dad catching another brown trout!



Steve Ballmer's home. It's for sale for 11M, two years ago it was available for 21.5M. I guess it's hard times for Mr. Ballmer....not.



Another gorgeous picture of the Beaverhead River.



This was a great 18" brown trout I caught on the Beaverhead. It gave a great fight, jumped multiple times.



This is me casting into a hole our guide Matt showed us. My Dad was parked about 15 yards to the right. I caught the fish above, he caught 3 and had another 3 on who shook off. BTW- we used really small flys, I mean really small. Each fly was a nymph that was tiny. Our guide routinely checked our catches stomach's to see what they were eating. I think this was one of the keys to our success all weekend.



Going down the rapids on the Beaverhead!



Mark was ready to kill some fish on Father's Day. He landed almost a dozen fish and had a bunch of fights with some big trout.



Don is turning his back on his fish just to show who's boss. His technique was incredible. He actually talked to the trout, telling them that "fighting is futile, I am your master, follow me". I hear he uses this technique in business as well as fishing....and apparently it's working for him. He caught 15 or so trout in one day.




Me before launch on the Beaverhead River.


The two Matt's getting ready for launch on the Beaverhead River. In front of us was Don and Mark's guide- Matt's Dad-Don.



My Dad was on fire all weekend long. The man was on a mission to show his son how it's done.



Having lunch on the Madison River.....notice the OSU Beaver ballcap? That's right...I was representing!



The beautiful skyline on the Madison River.



Another trophy brown trout for Dad! He caught this one on the Madison River.



Here is a snapshot of Matt's unreal fly collection. When this guy goes to war he makes sure he has a plethora of weapons at this disposal.



More of Matt's collection of nymph flys....



Here is a picture of my Dad getting his fluids after a great day on the Madison River. We ate juicy steaks and drank fine wine afterwards.....


All in all it was a magical weekend with my Dad!