2008 Idaho trip --help RW

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:09:12 -0800, rw wrote:

ray wrote:
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:16:02 -0500, Joe McIntosh wrote:


trying to cost out a trip to Idaho this summer--pick up rv for two
folks -join other rv's or meet guys on way and fish three spots for a
couple of days each----any suggestions for route and campgrounds would be
helpful-----
joe the elder


As long as you're in the area, I'd suggest the Bechler region of
Yellowstone - that's the southwest corner. You drive up to Ashton and turn
right. Great area near Cave Falls. You'll need a Yellowstone fishing
permit which you can get at the ranger station there - there are some
national forest campgrounds nearby. Lot's of great places on the nearby
Henry's fork of the snake. There is a region of the Portneuf above Lava
Hot Springs with a large population of cutthroat.


The Bechler is extremely buggy (in the bad way -- mosquitoes) until
about September. It also requires a fairly long hike to get to the
water. It has big rainbows but they are very spooky.

We were there about mid July last year and it was not that bad.



I'm mostly interested in new waters. I'd suggest the North Fork of the
Clearwater (very easy access). I've never fished it but it looks great
and I've heard good things about it. Nearby and upriver, Kelly Creek is
famous, of course. The St. Joe, the Lochsa, and the Selway are also nearby.

Another Idaho river I've never fished, but want to, is the South Fork of
the Snake. I understand that this is primarily a float-trip river.

ray wrote:
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:09:12 -0800, rw wrote:


ray wrote:

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:16:02 -0500, Joe McIntosh wrote:



trying to cost out a trip to Idaho this summer--pick up rv for two
folks -join other rv's or meet guys on way and fish three spots for a
couple of days each----any suggestions for route and campgrounds would be
helpful-----
joe the elder


As long as you're in the area, I'd suggest the Bechler region of
Yellowstone - that's the southwest corner. You drive up to Ashton and turn
right. Great area near Cave Falls. You'll need a Yellowstone fishing
permit which you can get at the ranger station there - there are some
national forest campgrounds nearby. Lot's of great places on the nearby
Henry's fork of the snake. There is a region of the Portneuf above Lava
Hot Springs with a large population of cutthroat.


The Bechler is extremely buggy (in the bad way -- mosquitoes) until
about September. It also requires a fairly long hike to get to the
water. It has big rainbows but they are very spooky.


We were there about mid July last year and it was not that bad.

I've never actually been there when it was buggy, only one September,
but I've heard horror stories, most particularly from a Parks ranger who
spent an entire year there. It's a meadow creek. Maybe you were lucky to
be there in a dry spell.

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