Well we made it back from seeing the kin folk in MT. I didn't get much fishing in (2 short trips) but did view a lot of water. Man some of the rivers and creeks are low around the Kalispell region. I read in the Spokesman Review that some of the guide services are stopping all their trips after this last week. What water is left is too warm and the fish are over stressed. I went over to the Thompson River yesterday and it barely had enough water moving in it to constitute a stream. The Clarkfork looked low but still had plenty of water. The St. Regis was down but still okay. The best looking streams occured up in the West Glacier area. MacDonald Creek was wonderful and provided the best fishing for wild cutts. The most significant event of the trip was no fewer then 7 fires had started in a 30 mile stretch of road since we went through there on Friday. These weren't getting much attention due to the lack of manpower even though a couple of them were really starting to grow. I didn't see any airplane or helicopter drops either. Mike Wilson Spangle, WA
