Montana Fly Fishing - September 17-21, 2004
Jim, Mark, Jon & Mike
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. Leaving Kalispell Airport
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Entering Glacier National Park
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. Jim and Mark
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We didn't see any bears, but we are told they are there..
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Scenic Shots and Skipping Rocks
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Mike checks out his new polarized sunglasses
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Jon on the shoreline
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Jim and the snowcaps
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Mike.... Mountain
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Mike and Jim selecting skip rocks
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Check out the form
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Mike watches Jon lay down a beauty
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Jon and Mike
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Jim hikes back to the car
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Jim and Mark during a construction zone stoppage
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Snow covered peaks feeding streams into the valley
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Mark and Jim at the Glacier National Park visitor center
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Mike, Jim, & Jon
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Dinner in Polebridge MT at the Northern Lights
Saloon
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The Polebridge mercantile. Good soap here.
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The infamous Northern Lights Saloon
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Moose Drool Beer - Tastes Great and Less Filling
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Mike visits the luxury bathroom and book exchange
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A cool dog hanging out in the rain
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Mike, Mark, and Jim enjoy dinner
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Mike at dinner
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Mark at dinner
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Jim at dinner
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It's a dog-eat-dog world up here. And this one was robbed of a leg by another dog according to the owner of the Polebridge Mercantile
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Libby, Montana - Kootenai River
We fished the Kootenai (koot - nee) River in extreme
northwest Montana for three days (Sept 18-20). The river slices through
the mountains in northwest Montana originating in Canada and leaving Montana in
Idaho. Over the three days we fished most of the 35 mile stretch of the
river in Montana except the Kootenai falls and canyon area. Pictures of
the falls are at the end. We caught almost 90 fish ranging in size
from 7 to 17 inches and they were all Rainbow trout. Great people + great
scenery + good food + no TV + no cell phones + new experiences = Great vacation.
Enjoy the pictures.
Sept 18 - Let the Fishing Begin
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Sept 19 - Day 2 on the Koot
Day 3 - Big fish, sunny day, near Idaho :
Kootenai Falls
