We are battening down the hatches once more for typical “spring in Montana” weather. Temperatures for the coming two days are slated to hover right around freezing, with respective eighty and sixty percent chances of snow for Sunday and Monday.
Mercifully, the National Weather Service is calling for only an inch or two accumulation.
It’s been blowing a gale here today (Saturday), but we still had a strong day of shuttling. Plucky anglers are braving the wind and going out anyway.
And it’s paying off, as I saw no fewer than six hook-ups as we shuttled today.
Despite most anglers looking like a veritable Michelin Man, they were out there getting it done. We had seven guide trips heading out of the shop today, and a few more scheduled for tomorrow.
We continue to get more and more awesome products into the shop. Yet another shipment of flies and the first season’s shipment of Howler Brothers arrived this week.
The gang over at First Lite were kind enough to send me a rather timely shipment of merino wear to try out and play with. I’ll be bundling up the next few days. Thanks, guys!
A few of the boys from Simms were up in Craig this week, and I had the opportunity to fish with them and the Headhunters exec team on Tuesday. After a breezy yet good day floating from Pelican to Cascade, we met the guide team and the rest of the shop team back at the store and ended the day at Craig’s best (and only) restaurant, Izaak’s.
In a town with three fly shops, one bar and one restaurant, the priorities are laid out pretty clearly.
In other news, things are booking up steadily for the season at Headhunters. Days are taken up with shuttles, bookings, cleaning and just generally prepping for the season.
On the home front, the large holes are patched in my ceiling at the apartment and the amount of ceiling debris falling into food has been reduced. This is a good thing.
I’m shooting images whenever I get the chance. Morning commutes have proved unexpectedly good for photography, and I’ve caught myself randomly pulling off of the highway to capture just the right light.
Photography screws with your perception. No more simply driving along placidly, enjoying the scenery. You are always looking at light, looking at angles, envisioning a photograph. I caught myself doing it to a field of new calves this afternoon as we shuttled.
Some things you just can’t turn off.
