Uh oh! Apparently the NZ fishing wasn't so good.

It wasnt bad, just alot different than Montana fishing. Let s just
day I caught about 1/2 the fish I did with Paul and Warren in a
couple hours on the Yellowstone and way more yesterday on the Mo.

I ll do a TR when I get some pix back.

The Mo finally hit 40 degrees yesterday and it seemed to turn on.
Good nymphing in the afternoon and pods of rising fish towards
evening. I was fishing the cliffs above Craig. The SW wind which
had been blowing all day had finally died down. Lot s of midges on
the water. Had taken 2 or 3 and missed some others before a nice
jumping brown dispersed the pod I had been working. I

t was a wonderful feeling to miss a fish ! In NZ you miss a fish and
that maybe your shot for the day, in MT there s plenty of other
chances.

Moved down to the next and on the way saw some bank feeders, which
usually are bigger fish... First cast was in an overhanging dead
tree. Second cast was in what was left of the tree after I demolished
it retrieving the first fly.....
And then just as I was preparing to cash in... out of the N comes
typhoon force winds. The temp dropped 5 degrees in 10 seconds.
Within 30 the river had white caps, by the time I reached the
road, spray from the river was all over the place. The car was
rocking and I didn t even try to get my rod apart or change. There
were plumes of thick dust being raised over the newly turned
fields which darkened the sky, looked like forest fire season had
begun early.....
Today we re getting wet snow, I guess that s Spring in MT !

I hate to say it but Paul, Warren and RW, you should have been here
yesterday G

MT