Montana 2007
 

It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip.
I know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007,
but I have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser
(mentioned 2007 as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent
and missed), John H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana
deal this year? If so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)

Montana 2007
 

"Jeff" wrote in message
link.net...
It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip. I
know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007, but I
have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser (mentioned 2007
as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent and missed), John
H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana deal this year? If
so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)

What the heck is Willi?
Did he just get plain fed up with this group?
fwiw,
-tom

Montana 2007
 

I'm certainly not one of the roffian regulars but I'll be in the Greater
Yellowstone area from mid-May until mid-Oct except for part of August spent
back home.

I don't know **** about fishing, but it does often seem that I have the
exact center of the currently fishless area located, if that is of value
..... and I'm always willing to share what I don't know. Contact me when you
come and I'll gladly let you know where I'm not catching much.

Montana 2007
 

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:43:01 GMT, Jeff wrote:

Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana
deal this year? If so, when?

I'm west of you, and I plan on being in Yellowstone and/or Grand Teton all
September, so I should be there on whatever dates Chas comes up with.

Last I heard from Willi he had sent you an email and hadn't heard back (this was
in December IIRC).
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

Montana 2007
 

Jeff wrote:
It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip.
I know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007,
but I have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser
(mentioned 2007 as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent
and missed), John H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana
deal this year? If so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)

I'm going to make a week-long road trip to SW MT sometime between
July and Sept, but I don't know when yet. Have dates been set
for the Yellowstone clave? Location?

- JR
(who is *not* going to load his rig with Deschutes Brewery beers
again, just to find them sold at the W. Yellowstone grocery
store......)

Montana 2007
 

JR wrote:
Jeff wrote:

It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana
trip. I know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone
for 2007, but I have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well.
Bruiser (mentioned 2007 as a respite from Alaska), Willi,
(conspicuously absent and missed), John H., Are any of you western
fellers doing the Montana deal this year? If so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)


I'm going to make a week-long road trip to SW MT sometime between
July and Sept, but I don't know when yet. Have dates been set
for the Yellowstone clave? Location?

- JR
(who is *not* going to load his rig with Deschutes Brewery beers
again, just to find them sold at the W. Yellowstone grocery
store......)


i hope chas will remind us all of the dates he selected...seems to me it
was around sept 8? i think i'll have trouble making it out at that time
because of my annual october jaunt in the nc mountains. i've sorta
gotten used to july.

....and as far as the brew, it sure was rich to have a deschutes pusher
in camp. w. yellowstone was a long drive. g

jeff

Montana 2007
 

Jeff" wrote in message
link.net... It seems
every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip.
I know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007,
but I have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser
(mentioned 2007 as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent
and missed), John H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana
deal this year? If so, when?

We live in NW Mt
And could drive down to Yellowstone -6 hrs
Please keep us advised
What town is the SLide Inn - in?

Thanks
Fred

Montana 2007
 

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:27:49 -0700, "Fred Lebow" wrote:

What town is the SLide Inn - in?

It's on the Madison below Quake Lake.
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

Montana 2007
 

Fred Lebow wrote:
Jeff" wrote in message
link.net... It seems
every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip.

I know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007,
but I have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser
(mentioned 2007 as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent
and missed), John H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana
deal this year? If so, when?


We live in NW Mt
And could drive down to Yellowstone -6 hrs
Please keep us advised
What town is the SLide Inn - in?

Thanks
Fred





the slide inn, owned by kelly and penny galloup, has a mailing address
in cameron, montana. it sits on the madison, just west of the quake lake
earthen dam and east of 3-dollar bridge. one of the great reasonably
priced (80-125 a night) places to stay in that area. kelly is a "genius"
fisherman and flytyer. he usually has a good group of kids working for
him too.

jeff

Montana 2007
 

"Fred Lebow" wrote



We live in NW Mt


Does that, perchance, make you a source of quality local knowledge about the
Blackfeet lakes area? Spending a week or two there has been on my "to
do" list for some years and a recent roffian stillwater threadlet got me
thinking that catching some really big trout might be fun to do again for a
while. Maybe this year would be a good one .... but then, I've hit an age
where it has become very clear that 'years' are in limited supply making
them all seem like good ones to take advantage of while that supply lasts

Montana 2007
 

"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
...
Tom Nakashima wrote:

What the heck is Willi?

Hmm, I'm not going to even try that one...but the mold
definitely broke.

Did he just get plain fed up with this group?

Winter is usually a highly-OT time for ROFF. Maybe he's just
sitting it out.

Someone mentioned the lack of SJ Clave talk this year. I think
most regulars have overspent their fishing/travel budget this
year going to AK. I know I'm not available this winter for a
SJ trip. Tom, you ever visit NM?

Hopefully it'll warm up a bit in a few weeks here and I can get
out and search for some carp locally. For Christmas I got a fish
arrow and reel for my bow, so if they don't hit the fly, I'll
pull out the secondary artillery ;-)

Jon.

You will enjoy this then...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwMSy7xK218

JT

Montana 2007
 

- JR
(who is *not* going to load his rig with Deschutes Brewery beers
again, just to find them sold at the W. Yellowstone grocery
store......)

Well, the difference was that your beer was free..... At least from
our prospective..
Hey, since you're using that "privacy.net" email (and its interesting
to see where "me" has posted), please send me your email. I've got
someone who could use your consulting skills.
Frank Reid

Montana 2007
 

Jeff wrote:

It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip.
I know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007,
but I have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser
(mentioned 2007 as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent
and missed), John H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana
deal this year? If so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)

Kelly was ripping apart the old cabins when we left in Sept. I'm sure
they will be done by the start of the season. He did mention opening a
restaurant in the back of the shop, so it sounds like a done deal.

brians

Montana 2007
 

"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
...
Tom Nakashima wrote:

What the heck is Willi?

Hmm, I'm not going to even try that one...but the mold
definitely broke.

Did he just get plain fed up with this group?

Winter is usually a highly-OT time for ROFF. Maybe he's just
sitting it out.

Someone mentioned the lack of SJ Clave talk this year. I think
most regulars have overspent their fishing/travel budget this
year going to AK. I know I'm not available this winter for a
SJ trip. Tom, you ever visit NM?

No I haven't visited NM yet, but I would like to fish with some of the
people in ROFF this year.
Check out the talent. Possibly the Yellowstone Clave or SJ.
fwiw,
-tom

Montana 2007
 

Frank Reid wrote:
- JR
(who is *not* going to load his rig with Deschutes Brewery beers
again, just to find them sold at the W. Yellowstone grocery
store......)

Well, the difference was that your beer was free..... At least from
our prospective..

Well, there's that. :)

Hey, since you're using that "privacy.net" email (and its interesting
to see where "me" has posted), please send me your email. I've got
someone who could use your consulting skills.

Done. Thanks. My semi-retirement has been somewhat short on the
"semi" part, though, so I think I may actually have forgotten
*how* to work....

It's like riding a bike, no? g

- JR

Montana 2007
 

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:27:49 -0700, "Fred Lebow"
wrote:

What town is the SLide Inn - in?

Here's a link to the Google map:

http://tinyurl.com/3xbyr6

S.T.W.

Montana 2007
 

Sum Ting Wong wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:27:49 -0700, "Fred Lebow"
wrote:

What town is the SLide Inn - in?

Here's a link to the Google map:

http://tinyurl.com/3xbyr6

That really brings back the memories. Panning out a bit gives a
good view of how the new homes and cabins are being laid out
along the river -- something I wondered about while fishing.

I notice the Slide Inn's web site is down. Perhaps they're
revising it to reflect the renovations.....

- JR

Montana 2007
 

Sum Ting Wong wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:27:49 -0700, "Fred Lebow"
wrote:


What town is the SLide Inn - in?


Here's a link to the Google map:

http://tinyurl.com/3xbyr6

S.T.W.

Very nice. I wonder how old the photo is. I have some friends just
downstream from Kelly's place. It doesn't show the recent building they
put in. Sure would like to have the lot next door to Kelly's. A measly
800K and it could be yours. ;-)

brians

Montana 2007
 

briansfly wrote:
Jeff wrote:

It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana
trip. I know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone
for 2007, but I have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well.
Bruiser (mentioned 2007 as a respite from Alaska), Willi,
(conspicuously absent and missed), John H., Are any of you western
fellers doing the Montana deal this year? If so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)


Kelly was ripping apart the old cabins when we left in Sept. I'm sure
they will be done by the start of the season. He did mention opening a
restaurant in the back of the shop, so it sounds like a done deal.

brians


i received my annual mailing from the slide. kelly says he has finished
the construction/renovations. eating hall is attached to the back of
the shop where the old trailer was. he's hired a chef. only his
lodgers will be able to eat in his mess hall.

jeff

Montana 2007
 

I will be in the Missoula for a good friends wedding on July 21st of
2007. We are planning two weeks, and we are going to try and hit
Tetons/Jackson, as well as Yellowstone. RIght now it will be me, SWMBO,
2 year old son, and the in-laws. We will have two pop-top campers, and
hopefully as little Griswald vibe as possible.

So if you had to pick one or two places to do a guided float trip in
July, and you had to pick between, Teton/Jackson area, Yellowstone, or
Missoula, what would you pick? I hope I'm not hijacking this thread...I
suppose I should start my own, but wouldn't it be redundant? Anyway
I've been talking to Kingfisher Fly Shop in Missoula for a float trip
on my Birthday, they seem pretty cool, but I haven't decided yet.

And maybe if some ROFFians will be in the area at that time we can hook
and you can show me some nice waters...

Thanks a bunch,
-Ethan

Montana 2007
 

Ethan wrote:

So if you had to pick one or two places to do a guided float trip in
July, and you had to pick between, Teton/Jackson area, Yellowstone, or
Missoula, what would you pick?

Thanks a bunch,
-Ethan

50 miles south of Missoula is Hamilton. Book a float on the Bitterroot
out of
Hamilton. You won't regret it. It's great.
Joel

Montana 2007
 

"Jeff" wrote in message
link.net...
It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip. I
know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007, but I
have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser (mentioned 2007
as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent and missed), John
H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana deal this year? If
so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)

Was going to try to switch to making it an annual clave in 2007 but with all
the talk of September I'll probably have to keep to the two year schedule.
Was hoping to bring the family along for the fun (I feel guilty not sharing
the world with the boys) but Dan's already in School and Matthew is starting
Kindergarten this year so Sept. is out. There is always the outside
possibility of sneaking in at the last minute (solo), but can't make plans
for it.

The Finn

Montana 2007
 

Mike Makela wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message
link.net...

It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip. I
know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007, but I
have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser (mentioned 2007
as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent and missed), John
H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana deal this year? If
so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)


Was going to try to switch to making it an annual clave in 2007 but with all
the talk of September I'll probably have to keep to the two year schedule.
Was hoping to bring the family along for the fun (I feel guilty not sharing
the world with the boys) but Dan's already in School and Matthew is starting
Kindergarten this year so Sept. is out. There is always the outside
possibility of sneaking in at the last minute (solo), but can't make plans
for it.

The Finn


there is still a july contingency plan, so keep your options open.

Montana 2007
 

"jeff" wrote in message
...
Mike Makela wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message
link.net...

It seems every January I get this "itch" to figure out the Montana trip.
I know Chas has planned a September gathering in Yellowstone for 2007,
but I have no idea what anyone else has in mind as well. Bruiser
(mentioned 2007 as a respite from Alaska), Willi, (conspicuously absent
and missed), John H., Are any of you western fellers doing the Montana
deal this year? If so, when?

jeff (The Slide Inn now has a Modified American Plan - room rates
increased a bit, and optional meals are $35 a day)


Was going to try to switch to making it an annual clave in 2007 but with
all the talk of September I'll probably have to keep to the two year
schedule. Was hoping to bring the family along for the fun (I feel guilty
not sharing the world with the boys) but Dan's already in School and
Matthew is starting Kindergarten this year so Sept. is out. There is
always the outside possibility of sneaking in at the last minute (solo),
but can't make plans for it.

The Finn
there is still a july contingency plan, so keep your options open.

O.K...

Montana 2007
 

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:20:24 -0500, jeff wrote:

there is still a july contingency plan, so keep your options open.

You could also consider the last week in August. According to people I talked to
in the park last September, that's the least busy 'summer' week.
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com