Fellow Extravaganzers:
Well, the official countdown to Extravaganza 2011 is underway and, starting this coming Monday, you will be receiving from our Extravaganza Coordinator Extraordinaire Patty “Flo” Gallia (hmmm, wonder where she got her E-name from?!?) our dated down flow chart showing the flowage rate in our own Rock Creek home river. This will become an item of increasing interest as the month of May progresses, as we will begin watching with great care both temperature and precipitation levels in Western Montana. What we want is a repeat of 2009, gang; simply stated, we shall see what we shall see, so keep a-tuned, gang!
Now, each year has its own introductory flavor and this year, like others, with fishing in my veins, I have decided to start off things with an unusual bang: When our great MT realtor and fishing pal John Horton asked me post our most recent March Bitterroot fishing day (see Der Blog for his fish pics!) if I would like to go to the Bahamas with him to fly fish for bonefish (the salt water look-alike of the Rocky Mountain whitefish), I said, “Let me think about it, yes!” So, at 10:30 tonite I board a red-eye Delta flight back to Kathy’s native Florida to grab a mid-Saturday charter to Andros Island, the largest of the Bahaman islands, for four days of casting on the flats that surround that island with (heavier) 8, 9 and 10 wt rods for these hot rod fish. Thanks to Kathy for being so understanding in that regard (May 1st is our 12th anniversary); it is nice to have a partner who understands and appreciates the finer things in life (fishing that is, gang!).
A wonderful weekend to all: in your E-11 future, upon my return, look forward to our annual Look Into My Fly Box, receipt of your Camp List of items to bring/not bring with you to Extravaganzaland and continuous updates on the flow of it all as this year’s runoff begins in earnest (as soon as it stops snowing in MT, that is!).
Best to all in the official warm up stages of it all!
Rock Creek Ron
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