Dead Calm
I tried this once before today...and it evaporated into thin air...so here we go again.
Last night at 11pm Jackie and I both woke up suddenly, and without knowing why. Then it hit us...it was dead calm, the gale force winds we'd experienced for over two weeks had died down. It is hard to explain since we do not hear the wind along the river from our house about a quarter mile away. But when it howls and blows for days on end, and finally quits you can actually "feel" it calm down. There's a lessening of pressure so to speak that comes from the winds laying down.
This morning the outside temps hovered around 4 degrees with an inch of new snow. I got up at 6am and read a few chapters of Douglas Brinkley's, "The Wilderness Warrior---Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America". As the sun came up over Hilgard Peaks in the Madison Range I looked across the river and could make out a couple of bull elk along with 3 cows and a calf grazing, their exhaled breaths disappearing in the morning light. They were on the same windblown ridge we had watched a big 6 point bull elk making a go of it for 3 weeks late last month. Then the lone bull struggled along on a badly injured shoulder and could barely stand and feed.
One morning watching through our spotting scopes we watched 9 wolves circling the bull. He got up and faced the wolves as they moved not 3 feet away from where he stood. The wolves seemed to be sizing up the wounded animal and finally moved off only to return a few minutes later. Again, as before, they circled the bull and fthen walked off for good, that day. The next morning we saw several ravens and a golden eagle circle and dive in the ravine adjacent to the ridge. We knew the end had come for the big bull and I promised myself I'd soon hike up the mountain to retrieve the skull and antlers of the bull. If you are interested in wolves, wild places and the guy who tells the real story of both you must read "Wolfer" by Carter Niemeyer. An incredible read, one book you will not put down and the ending might .....I won't say more but you will find it on our on-line catalogue!
Two days ago, this past Friday, Phil and I headed to the river to film a segment of fishing with a Tenkara Rod. My good friend, Yvon Chouinard, had called and asked for the filming and footage which you can view soon on both Patagonia and Blue Ribbon Flies websites.I'd just received a new Tenkara rod, the Iwana, from Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA and wanted to fish it on the river during the winter season. Many anglers feel that a Tenkara cannot be fished on the rivers like the Madison due to it using a short-fixed lenght line and no reel. Yvon and I have fished Tenkara the past few seasons and it can be fished on rivers like the Madison, Gallatin, Warm, Lamar and Yellowstone as well as smaller waters like our Nez Perce, Grayling, Tower and Soda Butte just to name a few. The simple way of Tenkara fly fishing is awesome and we have had great fun and enjoyment fishing this method. I have many photos of Yvon and I hooking up doubles using a pair of soft hackles or an X Caddis-Soft Hackle tandem rig on the Firehole in June.
On Friday we found the temps near 30 degrees with blowing snow and ice bergs floating along most sections of the river. Undaunted we hit the river around 1pm and took 4 great trout before freezing out. One fish was an 18" rainbow which caused me to run 20 yards downstream in order to land it...I will let you know when the footage is edited and released soon.
At the shop we have been busy working with our new materials and tying up the new 2011 fly patterns. Our 2011 catalog is in the mail and we are constantly working on updating our new website, filming fly patterns which are now on the site as well as hints on products which make our fly fishing more enjoyable and efficient. I am tying the "Fly of the Month" February fly now for our "Fly of the Month" subscribers .
I look forward to presenting 1% for the Planet and fly fishing programs from Salt Lake to Kansas City and Bozeman to Belize and more this winter. I will keep you posted here so stay tuned for fishing reports, new conservation projects and more right here. I hope to hear from you soon and thanks for reading!
Comments
Whew! Thanks Craig for the new blog report,I was having withdrawls. The wind here has been bad too, but the blogs seem to make the Winter nights a little shorter. By the way Happy New Year,and get the Elk skull.
Regards: Spence
By Spence Benoit on 01/09 2011
I’ll echo Spence. Glad to see the post. I wasn’t much of a blogger then got hooked on the old address. After the Pack Trip post I really had some withdrawls until the new location came along and thought I may have lost it again. I met Carter Niemeyer one time at a seminar he was giving to some folks—very knowledgeable and interesting fellow. I look forward to reading the book.
By Bill Williams on 01/09 2011
Brinkley’s book on Roosevelt is fabulous and a remarkable menu of the many stunning sites he preserved for the benefit of wildlife and the American people. Make sure you catch the last 75 pages as it lists the many bold decisions he made without concern for the private interest of the Robber Barons or his own political welfare.
Love the blog and am very glad that damn pack trip ended.
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