A Montana Fly Fishing Blog with Wapiti Waters and Jack Mauer

2021 Snowpack is 102% in the Bitterroot – summer fishing bodes well

Merle Ann Loman — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 16:06:00 +0000

CuttyBrownBow

Merle Ann Loman — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:36:33 +0000

A couple of Butte Boys fished with Jack on the Bitterroot River in May. This trip was a benefit to Trout Unlimited.

Fun was had by all!

The Big Hole River – blow out

Merle Ann Loman — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:47:21 +0000

Video from Great Divide Outfitters, Big Hole River, Montana

Bitterroot River in the fall

Merle Ann Loman — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:27:28 +0000

Photo from south of Hamilton on Old Darby Road looking west. Happy fall everyone.

Thank you from Tom

Merle Ann Loman — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:34:41 +0000

—–Original Message—–

From: Thomas
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 9:21 AM
To: Mauer Jack

Subject: Thank you

Jack, thank you again for a wonderful trip and a fantastic fly fishing

experience. Your knowledge, experience, and hard work combined for a

tremendous experience for me. Thank you!! Tom

Sent from my iPhone

Tom fished with Jack for a number of days on the Blackfoot, Bitterroot and then the Big Hole River where his friend Dick joined him. Here are some photos that Tom sent to us. Here is an excerpt from his message when he sent the photos.

Tom Hall with a cutthroat trout on the Blackfoot River

Yes—had a great time with Jack on the Blackfoot, the Bitterroot, and the Big Hole rivers. Jack did an absolutely tremendous job—-helped coach me in a positive and constructive way— every step of the way —-gave me the best possible chance to catch a fish at every opportunity all day long on every river—-hardest working guide I have ever seen. Fantastic trip—-look forward to coming again.

Dick with a trout on the Big Hole River

And here is a slideshow with more photos. Again, Thanks Tom for sending the photos. It takes a minute for the slideshow to load, be patient.

East Fork and upper Bitterroot River in late May

Merle Ann Loman — Mon, 30 May 2016 05:29:54 +0000

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta), non-native trout from the East Fork of the Bitterroot River May 2016 IMG_0340

Northern Pike from the lower Bitterroot River

Merle Ann Loman — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:37:57 +0000

Jack Mauer caught this pike in the lower Bitterroot in mid-March 2016.

Northern Pike

Montana Snotel data for Mar 20, 2016 – good news

Merle Ann Loman — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 16:30:36 +0000

A picture says a thousand words! From streamflow data in western Montana visit our Wapiti Waters “Riverflows and Snowpack Data” page.

Bitterroot River near Wally Crawford FAS – Brandy Peak in the Bitterroot Mountain Range

Merle Ann Loman — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:44:35 +0000

Gorgeous cool day on the Bitterroot River. Photo by Merle Ann Loman. www.amontanaview.com

Bitterroot Basin Snowpack info for Feb 2016

Merle Ann Loman — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:56:33 +0000

Winter snow in the mountains translates into spring, summer and fall waterflows in our rivers. So, we keep watch on the snow levels. We actually had a good snow accumulation in Dec 2015 and Jan 2016. It is still precipitating in February, but the temperatures are above average. Good news, still a good snow pack. Today I am posting some info on our current snowpack in Montana and a few photos from the mountains and Bitterroot River.

Click on any image to enlarge it.

Old Darby Bridge in Feb 2016, upper Bitterroot River

Totem Peaks to the south of Bear Creek Canyon in Bitterroot Mountain Range, MT IMG_0179

Below are Snowtel data maps for Montana in Feb. You can see that our snowpack has increased in the last two weeks. Great news.

Feb 18, 2016

Feb 02, 2016