A friend at Montana’s FWP asked if I’d mind posting a quick reminder that there are a fair number of water body closures still active in Montana right now, though with the recent weather cycle change back home in Montana and the likelihood of some cooling water temps, the closure board will changing daily.
Somewhat shockingly a navel-gazing, Texas-resident family member shared recently they were headed to the Bitterroot and Missoula for a fly fishing adventure this week; they were stunned when I made a comment in passing that flows were dismal as was the air quality in the region. They assured me their guide and high-end lodge had said nothing about air quality issues and that fishing had been “just fine”.
For the more rationally minded among us, if you’re headed to the Northern Rockies anytime soon, you might want to check out this real time Fire and Smoke Map…
Montana FWP has begun the process to update the beloved Smith River’s Management Plan this year; the current management plan was ratified in 2009, and (relatively speaking) interest in and traffic on the Smith has exploded since then.
Here’s the FWP page on the process laid out to update the plan (as well as a link out to the current management plan), and here’s a nice rundown from the Helanair about the key issues at hand.
More to come.
Image above via the linked article in the Helanair.
The Native Fish Society is asking for your help to encourage authorities to replace hoot owl restrictions on the Deschutes – details and comment form available here.
Accuweather’s monthly forecast for Maupin suggests the blistering heat of the past weeks should be moderating a bit, but the river temp history (as of roughly 0800 CDT this morning) below shows afternoon peaks are still too damn warm – see the real time data from this monitoring station near the mouth of the Deschutes here.
It’s been a tad crazy around our camp the past week, so here’s a quick link out for a nifty looking dish from the Garden and Gun Club – their Signature Pimento Cheese. We’re big fans of piquillo peppers, you might have to dig around to find some but they’re outrageously good in this prep.
Image via the linked article on G&G.
Nice quick read with some useful reminders to keep the AIS scourge out of your boat.
