Jack C. Mauer has more than a thirty year investment in fishing, floating and wading the waters of western Montana. He is intimately acquainted with the surrounding fisheries and their corresponding ecologies. It is his passion and enthusiasm for the art of fly fishing, a respect and knowledge of trout habitat, and the ability to expertly instruct the technical aspects of fly fishing that clients appreciate as they return to western Montana and Wapiti Waters. Contact Jack at 800-254-5311.
Bitterroot air temperatures have been in the high 80's for the last three days and the snow melt is increasing the river flows. The air temperatures are supposed to drop in the next few days and rain is predicted next week. This will be interesting.
Here are some photos at Victor Crossing taken the afternoon of May 16.
Victor Crossing is about 5 miles upriver from the USGS water data gauge
at Bell Crossing and about 40 road miles down river (north) of the USGS
water data gauge at Darby. Below are photos of the river at Victor
Bridge, the charts for both gauges, and a snow pack map.
Follow up on the next day at Bell Crossing: Discharge, cubic feet per second - Most recent instantaneous value: 9,260 CFS 05-17-2012 13:45 MDT
Follow up on the next day at Darby: Discharge, cubic feet per second - Most recent instantaneous value: 5,690 CFS 05-17-2012 13:45 MDT
Bell Crossing reading today. Discharge, cubic feet per second.
ReplyDeleteMost recent instantaneous value: 9,260 05-17-2012 13:45 MDT