Good Time for Shooting Sports

Runoff season is officially here. The creek is big, the river is bigger. Don't get me wrong, there are places fish can be caught if you are willing to drive a little or fish the irrigation pond. I'm thinking it is a good time for the shooting sports.

We reset a couple more targets on the sporting clays range and one of them is MAKING ME CRAZY. I quit while I was behind, really. I have witnesses.

Also introduced a few of our staff to the course. One of our first time shooters is our Executive Assistant, Cassie.  She had never shot a gun before and within the hour she was breaking clays out of the air.

 Nice job Cassie.

Several folks have also been tuning up their varmint rifles on targets and then helping out with gopher management. That's just another option.


We are stocked up on ammo and targets, let's go shooting.


See ya on the range,


Ron

 

Temps, Flows, a Catch and Clays

Weather is finally behaving like spring.  As you can see, temps rising nicely everyday, dropping below 40 every evening.

 The rivers run accordingly. During the warmest part of the day, mountain snows will melt and send a surge of water through the system. Here's a look at the Clark Fork graph showing flows.
The river drops and clears a little in the morning, while the late afternoon to midnight times are murkier and high. Runoff has begun.

Zac managed to trick a nice fish the other day. I'll bet he knows where another one is hanging out. You should ask him.
Zac and a nice early season fish.

Andy and I went to the clays range yesterday and reset a trap machine resulting in a VERY CHALLENGING target. We broke it once out of 6 attempts. It is a very long distance shot. I'm going to try it again today but may have to adjust it again to make it a little more attainable.

I'm also going to a National Sporting Clays Association Registered Shoot this weekend in Billings, MT. Wish me luck. PLEASE.

Sharp Hooks and Tight Lines,

Ron

Somebody, Please, Help This Man...........

Look at that poor, deranged, inappropriately attired shooting instructor/fly fishing guide to the right. Obviously, he has been out of his element for too long. Somebody, please call and book him for an activity. You could be his savior of sanity.

There are some good reports of fish being caught on the Clark Fork, the Missouri, the Bitterroot, and the other Rock Creek. 

We have been having winter one day, spring the next, with snow squalls yielding to sunshine. The range lands have a tint of green grass beginning to show up. We are not yet in runoff and fish can be caught. 


The sporting clays range is open. Those of you familiar with it from seasons past will find a couple of different target presentations.


Our new horse wrangler, Chris, has begun conditioning the mounts for the season.

Guide Zac is back and ready to attack.  Joel is ready to row.


The golf course crew is working extremely hard to get it in shape. They are hoping Mother Nature will help them out just a little.

 The kitchen is open and the dining is excellent. You have to come meet Chef Adam and his crew. AMAZING FOOD!


Now, won't someone, please, for the love of all that is good and natural, please help that misplaced individual in the photo above. Somebody, please come fishing, or shooting, or kayaking or something to help this poor fellow get back into his natural element.

Sharp Hooks and Tight Lines,

Ron