4th of July Party at the Rattlesnake Gardens

If you haven't been, you need to go to the 4th of July BBQ put on by the Rattlesnake Gardens - (406) 543-9962
2501 Rattlesnake Dr, Missoula, MT 59802 Get directions Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Rattlesnake Dr and Powell St.

Located near the Historic Lower Rattlesnake District

Jack's band, Pinegrass, played the music there this year. I had never been and had no idea this was their 10th annual party! I can see why they have been so popular. The family picnic atmosphere was amplified with the great food, beverages, and ice cream. There was plenty of seating in the shade and some in the sun. Music was both the feature and the background.

So many people of all ages seemed to grin, visit, eat, dance and be merry from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. When it was over, the crowd left by bike, foot, and car and with in minutes, the place was quiet and clean. Amazing!

If you want to see for yourself, see the slideshow below. There are lots of photos so you might want to open it in a new window and buzz through it. Or, you can come for yourself next year!

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Get your own

Jack will be doing a benefit float on the Clark Fork River this Tuesday and Thursday for the Clark Fork Coalition 320 Float. They will be doing 320 miles in 20 days! Whew. He has decided to use the Rattlesnake Gardens for his lunches. That will be tasty! Lucky floaters.

Fly Fishing the Bitterroot - Teak's First Fish

David has fished with us for many years, but today, he had 5 other people in his fishing party. In Jack's boat, David and his daughter, Teak, caught fish and we got a couple of photos. First is Teak's with her first trout according to Jack. Pretty cool! Next is David with a very nice cutthroat trout. That must have been a good fight. Teak snapped the photo of her Dad with Jack's camera. Good job!

Fly Fishing Montana on the Bitterroot River in June

Dave Shobe recently sent us these photos. They were taken on the Bitterroot in mid-June when the Keith Oden group was fishing with us. See the slideshow below for all 3 photos.

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Fly Fishing the Bitterroot River with Tore and Sandra

Guides Dave Demmons and Jack Mauer fly fished Tore, Sandra and friends on the Bitterroot River today. Highway 93 in the Bitterroot is in the process of being upgraded and they recently finished the section and bridge just north of Hamilton. The old Silver Bridge is no more and a large new bridge with a new access point to the river has been constructed. There are photos of Tore, Sandra, an owl, and the new bridge in the slideshow below. It was hot today, 90 degrees plus, but there were fish to be caught and it was a fun float with fun people.

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Peter Rein Revisited, Fly Fishing the Bitterroot River

Peter fished with us years ago, in the late 1990's, with his family and we often thought of him. Recently, he called to say he never forgot us either and was coming to Montana, did we have some time for him. The answer was yes!

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West Fork of the Bitterroot with Jeff Rogers and his Dad

Jeff's Dad is visiting and they are fly fishing with Jack for a few days. They went to the West Fork of the Bitterroot today. They left around 8:00 am, and it is a good thing. It got pretty darn hot today. Last I saw, it was 86 degrees.

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Fly Fishing the Big Hole River with Jeremy and Becky Anderson

Jeremy and Becky Anderson went to the Bitterroot Trout Unlimited Annual Banquet last September. They had a great time and won the bid on a fishing trip with Wapiti Waters. Today was the day and boy, did they catch fish! Next years BRTU Banquet is Friday, September 25 - 2009 Annual BRTU Banquet, 5:30 pm, our 30th!!! Mark your calendar and plan to attend. Visit BRTU's site at http://www.brtu.org/


Jeremy sent these terrific photos with this note:
Jack,
Thank you for a great time fishing on Saturday. Becky and I enjoyed it and learned a lot. We will definitely be coming back for more. Here are some pics for your website.
Thanks again,
Jeremy Anderson

Thank you, Jeremy and Becky. Jack really enjoyed his day with both of you.
See the slideshow below for all four photos from the Big Hole River fly fishing day.

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West Fork of the Bitterroot with Billy and Jeff

This was the last day of Billy's trip. He just sent me photos. They caught some hogs!! I mean big trout.

I just updated the slideshow below with photos from Jack's camera.

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Bitterroot River with Nate and Kristen visiting from New York

Wapiti Waters has been following Nate Schweber for a while now on his New Heathens' Blog and finally, Jack got to meet him.

Nate and Kristen fished with Jack on the Bitterroot on June 14. Nate is from Missoula but he and Kristen now live and work in New York City.

Kristen had never been to Montana until this trip with Nate! They had so much fun, I am surprised they survived all the activity.

See some of their photos here, the rest of the photos with all the stories are posted by Nate on his New Heathens' Blog.

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All the photos are from Nate's camera.

The Big Hole River with Jeff and Billy

Jeff and Billy fished the Big Hole with Jack for a few days. Here are the photos that they sent me - taken with their camera. I have yet to see what is on Jack's camera. I will post those as soon as he has the time to give it to me. He has been very busy with fishing clients.

6/22: I just updated the slideshow below with a few photos from Jack's camera.

See the slideshow below.

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