Alright, alright, there are plenty of other streams out there to fish that haven't been totally polluted. In the past couple weeks I've had a few days to go exploring and I will tell you, all the places on this video were well within an hour from Helena. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELp4lJJ-pgQ And unlike the Little Prickly Pear, the campers in the Blackfoot drainage seem to do a better job of realizing what the have and take care of the resource. It may have to do with the Blackfoot River Recreation Corridor Landowner's Agreement.
Admittedly, I don't really know all that much about the agreement other than what I heard at the PRO Outfitter's rendezvous earlier this spring but what was presented was pretty cool. A local landowner, who obviously had a lot to do with the program, presented the landowner's perspective and it was interesting how many of the assumptions I had about some of the ranchers was affirmed but also, that there are a significant number of them that realize the traditional way of thinking was destroying the water resources and they are extremely motivated to do something about it. I apologize for not knowing this gentleman's name because I thought his presentation was outstanding and I gained a lot of respect for the landowner's in the Blackfoot system because of this and I wish I could give him the credit he deserves. Instead I'll just generalize to all the landowner's in the Blackfoot Corridor and just say bravo and congratulations for stepping up and actually initiating the partnerships created with Trout Unlimited and other recreational groups to preserve the resource. Thanks guys. I really enjoyed my time over there and I hope this becomes a model across the state for taking care of other drainages. I think the Mo and its tributaries could really use it.
Take care y'all and keep 'em where they live...
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