St. Pats Thursday, Izaak’s Opening Dates, Weekend in the Rockies
First News: Izaaks Opening a week from today March 24th! So very hungry and damn excited we are this time of year when Izaak’s opens its doors next Thursday. Welcome back Chef John and the well known front and back of the house favorites with Scotty and Zuzanna again manning the helm out front. We look forward to the great tastes and smells happening soon in Craig.
Happy St. Pats Day out there in Headhunters Land. We are in Craig of course woke up drinking Guinness right outta bed. Actually not anymore. Feel better about it too. But if you are of that ilk, party on and celebrate your heritage!
Great weather coming again this weekend as we move through the St. Pats week here in Craig. Great fishing out there . Slutty Swingers and Dry Fly Flats Walkers balance out the Dirty Nymphers. Sultry Strippers finish out the line with tepid success recently.
Midges are out there. Stale, non-windy pockets can hold a few jewels. The fish are certainly spread out in most of the water column. Starting to look around and roam. Pretty fun out there. Wandered around a few days this week guiding and having a ball. One great day, one not as bitey of a day. Both highly entertaining. Fun to jump in the water again continuing to make the spring and summer fishing attack plan for myself. It’s really gone be fun.
Out later today swinging/hand twisting a soft hackle. I’ll report back of course. The Trout Spey game has been quite strong this winter-early-spring.
Guide Trips out everyday now. Call for the last of the winter guide rates before April 1st. Love to help you get your toes wet for the ’22 Fly Fishing Season. We have lodging too at Craig Trout Camp in downtown Craig.
Water temps in the 36F range. Increasing a bit daily with the air temps roaming the 50’s. Water Flows at Holter currently tiptoeing around 2970cfs.
Montana Snotel Snow Water Equivalent Map here. Desperately low YTD averages across the state including our drainage. Barely able to stay over 80%. Of course that is Year to Date. Got the 3 wettest moths ahead of us. But starting with a better foundation would have been good in light of our current Exceptional Dough Conditions.
Let us know how to help when you are stumbling around Craig Montana. Open daily 8am. Shuttles, lodging, guides, rental boats, the Best Flies Under the Big Sky, friendly HH faces, soon shitty free coffee on the porch…
