2004 Western Conclave

First of all, let me apologize for screwing the pooch somehow. For some reason
my original post went to ROFFT instead of ROFF so forgive me for the "re-post".
Thanks Tripper for pointing it out. I would have missed it had you not pointed
it out.

RE-POST:
Okay guys, mark your calendars because July 10-17 (a Saturday through Saturday
affair with the Friday before and the Sunday after being optional) will mark
ROFF's return to the Madison for the 4th Western Conclave. The area I am
throwing this in is the Upper Madison since the crowds aren't as bad, the
scenery is better and it will keep everyone together in a small stretch.
There
are two FS campground right across the road from a cabin rental place about
four miles upstream from the Slide Inn, which would be a good place to rent a
nice cabin or hook an RV up at.

I'll add more info later after doing some more research on accommodations. I
can't remember the name of the place across from the campgrounds, but the
Slide
Inn is a nicer spot IMO. The guy who owns it is a kick ass fisherman and
gives
damn good advice out of his fly shop there at the Slide Inn. The cabins look
nicer and they have a large cabin that would be great for 3-5 guys to rent
together. I'll try to get up there in the next week or so to take some pics
of
the rooms at both places, the campground, the area, etc.

Areas to be fished range from what will be open in the Park (about a 20 minute
drive) to the Upper Madison, Gallatin, Henry's Fork, Hegben Lake, etc. It's
pretty damn close to that nice brookie spot I took some of the people to
during
the HF clave where we caught some big brookies. I know we will have at least
one boat for float trips. As I said, I'll post more in the next week or so.
...............

For some reason I have been more concerned lately with the bugling elk in my
yard than with fishing. The blood is set to flow and I'm ready to go! The
damn elk are getting so horny that I was able to bugle an elk with a goose call
last night while BBQing on my back porch. My current problem is whether to
stay home and scout out the elk some more or to go up north and chase more
grouse and pheasant this weekend. Ain't life a bitch?!?!?! The sad part is
that I am starting to hear rumors of good fishing and so I am kind of torn
between the three (birds/fish/elk). What bothers me more is that I have had
two job interviews this week and I am pretty sure that I will get both jobs,
which means that I may actually be employed during hunting season. I did make
it perfectly clear that I want the whole summer off so that RW and I can win
the "Troutbum Contest" though. The scary part is that it didn't seem to be a
problem......g
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Warren
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