Fellow E-10ers:
Two weeks [count 'em!] from this very moment the Ignoble Ones will be winging their way to Western Montana to officially raise (burn?!?) the flag of Extravaganza 2010 (some to think of it, one of the [very] few Extravaganza-related items that we do not have in our cadre is a flag...but that then requires a flag pole, etc.--forget it!), launching our eighth foray into the wonders and glories that the Treasure State has to offer. As in prior years, they will be arriving at the very best (post-runoff) time, to fish the very best Montana rivers, with the best cadre of guides that this pristine area has to offer.
Once E-10 has begun, the series of events that unfolds is as bountiful as one's imagination can permit. Each of our fishing days, we will launch an average of twelve boats that will drift an average of eight miles (read almost 100 fishing miles/day) over waters where the fish population averages over 1,500 healthy, native Montana trout per mile. Yes, that math is correct: Each fishing day our collective groups will have exposure to over 150,000 trout, a bounty so plentiful that even returning Group One veteran, my [very] long-time '64 San Rafael High School friend classmate Brad "Pinko" Colton [so named for his traditionally foppish pink attire] lands fish year after year while fishing in Extravaganzaland (annually on a backcast, I might add!). In advance, I cannot help but smile at the wild and wonderful yet-to-be-revealed E-10 stories that soon will be spun during our nightly Report From The Boats--the time, when around h.d.'s and [multiple] cocktails, we gather to collectively share the waterborne events that revealed themselves just hours before and to award our traditional Yellow Hat to the fisherman/woman (more often than not the latter, btw!) who caught (and released) the longest trout of the day.
So, once again, all, pull out that Camp List, get out those rods & reels (if you have them), locate all of that bling that was bestowed upon you veterans during prior Extravaganzas (yes, gang, we will bling again this year!), and begin the packing and assembly process for the soon-to-be-upon us opening of Extravaganza 2010. If there are items that you are missing or feel that you might need, just wait until your arrival in Montana, as you will have ample provisioning time on Day One at the Rock Creek Mercantile (where you will get a 10% discount on anything and everything in the store) as well as daily at Kesel's Fly Shop--our beginning spot for each fishing day. Coupled with the fact that there is no sales tax in Montana, there is benefit in waiting at this point in time.
Also, of particular importance to your packing agenda, remember (a) rain jackets [we are having one of the wettest Springs in recent history (blessedly, I might add); (b) polarized sun glasses; (c) your guide gag gift; and (d) your three guide tippable Grants.
Bueno, bueno, bueno...I can now physically feel the pull of E-10 and can't wait to greet each of you upon your now not-too-distant Montana arrival(s)!!
Best to all,
Rock Creek Ron
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