When Montana Calls

June was a busy month!  I was able to fish for 4 days in beautiful Montana and meet up with some long time friends on the "Mighty Mo" or the Missouri River.  We have a fishing weekend for one of the group's birthday each year.  I missed it the last couple of years because of this ailing knee.  But, this year, I said that I was going no matter what.  Even if I later found out that one of the hotels that I would be staying in had bed bugs! (Slept in a chair because they didn't have any more rooms and all hotels were full!)  No more cheap hotels that I don't know about.  Ugh... So, there were a few rainbows in the net on a fun float down the Missouri.  A nice dinner with friends.  And down the road again...

 A lively rainbow taking a size 18 nymph.

Best rower award goes to Chaz!

My bestie, Alice! Moving from Oregon to Florida. 

A few of the fleet of drift boats...

My favorite breakfast... Corned Beef! 

Next stop... My favorite little secret creek that always waits for me with open arms.  Always!  There are some beautiful rainbows in this creek.  And I once caught a very big brown that I didn't even know was in this creek... A very big surprise!  It was my biggest brown at that time a few years back.  So, with anticipation, I got out of the car to gear up and set up my rod.  A big smile came over my face when I saw the water.  It was the perfect flow.  Not too high and just low enough for me to cross.  This is where a journal is your best friend.  Writing down the flows each year and what the conditions were at the time is very helpful.  I love the months of April, May and June.  After that, the summer gets too hot for me.  And the trout.

Now you see why I like this little creek. Haha
Yeah, this doesn't look like a rainbow... Hmmm

A couple hours of very nice brown trout! 
(I earned this one... If only the fish would be more cooperative in finding my net!)

Callibaetis were on the menu. 

But, the most important little bug in June was our grandson... #5

He was definitely the catch of the month.