Now in full rebellion (with such phrases as "We will never be called "B" again--we are "A players in Group Two"; "This is not Hamlet, you know" and "et tu RCR!" and with the mantra "Two, Two, Tatui" being heard around the hallowed halls of Extravaganza Headquarters (testy, testy, they be, err..two). the Group Formerly Known as B hit the waters on their Day 2 with higher temperatures (into the mid-80's) but still chilly water temperatures that had a (continued) tempering effect upon their fish net population.
Keynoted by "The Man From NEW York City", "King Whitey" Michael "Pinot Noir" Stakias [it is actually difficult for a rookie to rack up so many (varied) nicknames in such a short period of time, gang] and his dissertation on "tangled lines, missed sets and early guide releases [it seems he had a bit of difficulty getting fish to the boat and/or into the net], the story was a consistent one of below-historical Extravaganza average fish sightings but a much improved venture over Day 1. Fishing with me yesterday, I had The King convinced until well into the afternoon that, yes, indeed, landing Rocky Mountain Whitefish is a greater feat than betting just any of those "other fish".
Ladd and Kristine Bedford removed themselves from the anals of fisheology to find Kristine bethrowned "Queen of the Browns" with their "17-18 fish catch" {great spread on the numbers, huh?!?] with lengths ranging in the same range and the dynamic duo of Tim "Squawfish" Rodgers and Todd "Nipples" [a new name doffed on him during the boat reports due to his visual excitement in reporting on the days activities] "doubling their Day 1 performance with a 17" Bitterroot best and Tom "Sockeye Shocker" Thornhill/ Angel "To Be Named" Perez landing ten fish on the Blackfoot, many in the 17" category and reporting of "marbles sacks on a nail" sightings at the same barren Blackfoot beachfront of Mz Lori's yesterday find.
The Rookie McLeran brothers lit up the scoreboard on Day Tatui for nee Group Beey with a sterling (yet predominately whitish) two dozen fish performance that featured an apparently common family trait of "premature releases" not to be confused with that other prematurity proclivity that they may well also have in common with Brother Brian outshining "Whitey Bro" Ralph with an amazing tally of TWO [yes, T---W---O!!] (no, not B) rainbow trout--way to go bros, if you were on a subsistence diet you would have earned a negative net calorie day! And then there was Tim "MWF Pres" Aldrich telling Tyler tales of woe, of a 14 day fish experience with the highlight/lowlight being a rainbow that jumped right into sidekick Tyler's lap and thereby possibly endangering the continuation of the Clausen name and clan followed by the "Big three [no, not two or B]:
(a) The dynamic duo of Bumble Bee (now Bumble Two--how appropriate that description is!!) of Lori "The Fawn" Ware and "Shanna Banana" Rodgers who, ignoring the shocking reports of Day 1, went back to the scene of that electrifying event on the Clark Fork only to discover an unmanned raft drifting downriver ("whose multiple later-belatedly-chasing occupants had a collective IQ somewhat south of 100"), of Bumble Bee fish (all two of them) mixed in among "wolfpigs" (the only description being "you had to be there to believe that one, folks") and a 19" beauty of a brown;
(b) The fearful-to-fish husband/wife combo of "Down River Dave" Studeman and Lyn "Mighty Mini" Turnbull spanking the big boys on the canyon of the Blackfoot (see photo above, among others), including one elusive 30"+ Bulltrout that gave chase to a rainbow "headed boatward on a string" culminating with a 20" gorgeous Brown landed by DRD; and
(c) Gould-guided Doug "Popeye" Hamilton telling of his "40 fish day" with partner John "Great White" Scholetter (so named for his blazing saddles white shirt [yes, he IS a rookie) and his proclivity to catch (the much preferred) white fish highlighted by [i] GW landing a whopping 193/4 trout (to which he was overheard saying, "too bad that wasn't a Whitye!") and Popeye stroking it on with a bevy of big boys highlighted by a 20" brown boy, winning both he a DRD a Yellow Hat and a trip to the 20 Inch Board!
The fitting culmination of the day's report was the Tie Die Whining Award going to King "Pinot Noir" Stakias (it seems that he was not humored by the white (fish) trash and slander besmurching his now endearing trout) and the Tie Die Star Award going to Dave Studeman for his (continued) sterling Extravaganza performance(s).
Enjoy the pics above with all of the best from "Group To B Determined" from the scene of it all,
Rock Creek Ron
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