Well, gang, here we are just a tad more than a month before the Wonderful Ones show up on the E-16 scene and up, up, up goes the flow, reflective of the recent increase in Missoula ambient temperatures. Yes, we are getting THAT close, all, for it is this upcoming Saturday that I (finally!!) get to return, after too long of an absence, to the home where my soul lives to not only attend my beautiful daughter's law school graduation but also the do the final preparation work for your imminent travels to western Montana. And check out that increasing flow, attached, that, today, up to 2,000 cfs...yep, things are getting really close and really real, as all of the local rivers that we will fish are now fully "blown out" with high water and sediment that will clear the way for our June fishing fortunes!!
In advance of your arrivals, kudos and ultimate thanks go to our new best Extravaganza friends Peanut and hubby Larry who, since last September, have been my resident caretakers for both my Rock Creek and Blackfoot River properties. Daily contact with them has assured that, even with my overly long and extended absence, the properties are both fully tuned up and ready for your arrivals. They have become family members to me and absolute godsends; and, come Extravaganzatime, Peanut is going to take over the kitchen responsibilities for each of our groups' repasts and Larry is going to be manning (along with his brother who is flying into town from Las Vegas to join in the fun/fray) the nightly christening of my brand new backyard built-in bbq that is in its final construction phases...bueno, bueno, bueno and extravagant thanks, both!!
So, break out that Camp List all (especially you Ones) and start locating all that you are going to bring with you to this, our fourteenth, gala fishing event, and begin checking This-Der Blog for all that you need to know about this year's event.
Best to all in the ascending (descending?!?) reality of it all,
Rock Creek Ron
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