When you fish Hidden Lake you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere.......because you are. This place is a world class trout lake. At one point in the day I kicked my tube to the other side of the lake to discover of all things, a snake floating next to me. It wasn’t big or threatening but that’s something you just don’t see every day. It was coiled up as if it was on land but it was just floating there......after a while it just went under water and swam away.....weird.
The highlight of the day was a visit from 3 friendly otters.....they were wonderful and playful. They would swim around and make these funny murky murky noises. Every once in a while they’d touch their little black noses together as if they were checking on each other. It’d be fun if they let me touch my nose to theirs.....as if they were checking on me.
After adding 3 more trout to the list of biggest trout I’ve ever caught in my life, I called it a day at Hidden and decided to forego another night of creep fest and return to civilization.
Another thing about getting far away from civilization is that you occasionally run into people who are far away from civilization. It never fails to amaze me that when you feel like there’s no one within 100 miles of you, a pick-up filled with three of the most mangy, long haired, sunburn, wife beater wearin’ characters drives by...I’m more afraid of them then the bears.
Heading north to Missoula I visited the Slide in to talk with the legendary Kelly Galloup.....he asked me to say hi to Matt for him. He’s the author of many books about trout fishing and is also featured in videos on the subject......he’s also got a great moustache.
At the pit stop in Ennis I watched the last few innings of a softball game. There seemed to be more people playing in the game than lived in the town. The ump was this guy in the tightest jeans and boots who was just sweating to death. He was taking some serious heat for some of his calls....it was fun to watch him get flustered. Team fantastic won the game with some sparkling defensive plays.....
Next stop Butte....take off the “e” and it spells Butt.....it was the Fitchburg of Montana. It was once home to the world famous Evil Knevil and a serious copper mine industry.....and quite a clientele at the local Wal-Mart.
The highlight of the day was a visit from 3 friendly otters.....they were wonderful and playful. They would swim around and make these funny murky murky noises. Every once in a while they’d touch their little black noses together as if they were checking on each other. It’d be fun if they let me touch my nose to theirs.....as if they were checking on me.
After adding 3 more trout to the list of biggest trout I’ve ever caught in my life, I called it a day at Hidden and decided to forego another night of creep fest and return to civilization.
Another thing about getting far away from civilization is that you occasionally run into people who are far away from civilization. It never fails to amaze me that when you feel like there’s no one within 100 miles of you, a pick-up filled with three of the most mangy, long haired, sunburn, wife beater wearin’ characters drives by...I’m more afraid of them then the bears.
Heading north to Missoula I visited the Slide in to talk with the legendary Kelly Galloup.....he asked me to say hi to Matt for him. He’s the author of many books about trout fishing and is also featured in videos on the subject......he’s also got a great moustache.
At the pit stop in Ennis I watched the last few innings of a softball game. There seemed to be more people playing in the game than lived in the town. The ump was this guy in the tightest jeans and boots who was just sweating to death. He was taking some serious heat for some of his calls....it was fun to watch him get flustered. Team fantastic won the game with some sparkling defensive plays.....
Next stop Butte....take off the “e” and it spells Butt.....it was the Fitchburg of Montana. It was once home to the world famous Evil Knevil and a serious copper mine industry.....and quite a clientele at the local Wal-Mart.
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