Easter Greetings, Extravagant Ones, from the wilds of Montana!
As shown above, Der Brown and Cutthroat Bunnies (along with unshown abundant rainbow trout) were good to Group Three's Brian and Nicholas Shepard (up in these mountain parts to sample the wares of the [marvelous] Bitterroot River along with daughter Trina and RCR himself)--all of whom ended up with camera fare yesterday, with Brian and Nicholas spending a second day on the water this Easter Sunday.
The highlight of the (yester)day for each of us were "the ones that got away", with Trina seeing three huge browns rise to her skwala dry fly on a backwater Bitterroot tributary and with Son Nicholas missing the fish of the day--a 24"+ brown that snapped the line like it was yarn which resulted in veteran Extravaganza guide Chris Stroup literally falling to his knees in their raft, with head-between-hands, and heard to be saying, "That was the biggest fish I have even seen so far this season!"
As I told Nicholas at dinner last evening, "It is the fact that you were here and that you had that huge fish compliment you with his take that is the important part, not that it failed to reach your net." Those sage words, perhaps, were of little solace to our wounded warrior, but they sure brought a knowing smile to Son's lips as we put a bow on yesterday's wonderful adventure!
More Good Easter news from the mountain front, gang: The snow pack in the Bitterroot Mountain Range (our barometer) still holds at 104% of normal this mid-April day; a chill is still in the air preserving all that remains; and the forecast ahead is for a land office year streamside for Extravaganza 2009. Soon we will be posting our annual runoff chart (now with two past years to compare the actual runoff to) and, as the days grow longer (it was still light here at 8:00 p.m. last evening) and warmer only good things lie ahead for those 54 of your now lined and signed up for Extravaganza 2009!
Our Easter best to each of you and yours from all of us currently sited at, truly, "The Last Best Place"!
Rock Creek Ron
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