Q: North America in Jul-Aug

jeff again...fix your dates and lets begin discussing options about
jeff locations and lodging.

Been having the flu for a week. At the end I had energy to read some
Lyons, Raymond and Donnall Thomas Jr. to get into the mood. I have been
fishing a number of Montana streams mentally during the past few days.

One of my comrades is trying to procreate and is thus uncertain about
his ability to take the trip next summer. He will not know his status
until February. Since I think that the probability of him having new
offspring at that time is quite high, I think I will now proceed as if
he will not join. I will contact the third fisherman soon to discuss how
he feels about this. At the moment I think that this turn of events
frees me from the earlier date constraints, which means that I could
then come to fish in the US at any time in July.

Anyway, while we are trying to reach a decision, I would like to read
more about the area. Can anybody suggest good books that would tell me
as much as possible about fishing in the Rocky Mountain region of
Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia? I was
thinking about ordering some Robert Traver to entertain me during the
winter, and I might order some other books at the same time.

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On 2009-11-15 06:22:02 -0500, Jarmo Hurri said:


Anyway, while we are trying to reach a decision, I would like to read
more about the area. Can anybody suggest good books that would tell me
as much as possible about fishing in the Rocky Mountain region of
Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia? I was
thinking about ordering some Robert Traver to entertain me during the
winter, and I might order some other books at the same time.

There are a number of journals published by Frank Amato Publications,
Inc. I have the journals for:

Yellowstone, Henry's Fork, The Madison, Big Hole, Silver Creek, Clark
Fork, Yakima River, Rogue River, McKenzie River, Deschutes, Kenai River
(Alaska), Sacramento River, Green River, Thompson River (BC), Rio
Grande, North Platte, and rivers in Pennsylvania, New York, and
Michigan.

They are well written by locals familiar with each river, and include
list/pictures of popular flies, maps, fauna and flora, and local
facilities.

Each journal is about $16 US. I believe they are still in print.

Dave

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:22:02 +0200, Jarmo Hurri
wrote:


I was
thinking about ordering some Robert Traver to entertain me during the
winter, and I might order some other books at the same time.


Traver is great (we're dissecting 'Trout Madness' in our Winter
bookclub right now
http://www.wisflyfishing.com/cgi-bin...ect=bookclubs).

McGuane is a classic Rockies author('The Longest Silence'). M.R.
Montgomery's 'Way of the Trout' takes a look at wild trout and the
American West. John Geirach's books have a lot of interesting Western
fishing in them. Then there's Joe Brooks and LaFontaine for more
technical stuff.

Lots of good stuff out there. You could just save money and spend your
Summer reading about Western trout fishing and still have a good time.


Geo. C.

Jarmo Hurri wrote:

Anyway, while we are trying to reach a decision, I would like to read
more about the area. Can anybody suggest good books that would tell me
as much as possible about fishing in the Rocky Mountain region of
Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia? I was
thinking about ordering some Robert Traver to entertain me during the
winter, and I might order some other books at the same time.


A good book on Alberta is Barry Mitchell's "Alberta's Trout Highway -
Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road". It is availabale at amazon.ca

http://www.amazon.ca/Albertas-Trout-...8297922&sr=1-1

There is a short review at
http://www.broken-fish.net/2008/rave...trout-highway/

It is a pretty good book. The area covered would make a very nice road trip.

Tim Lysyk

On Nov 15, 9:17*am, Tim Lysyk wrote:
Jarmo Hurri wrote:
Anyway, while we are trying to reach a decision, I would like to read
more about the area. Can anybody suggest good books that would tell me
as much as possible about fishing in the Rocky Mountain region of
Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia? I was
thinking about ordering some Robert Traver to entertain me during the
winter, and I might order some other books at the same time.

A good book on Alberta is Barry Mitchell's "Alberta's Trout Highway -
Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road". It is availabale at amazon.ca

http://www.amazon.ca/Albertas-Trout-...estry/dp/09688...

There is a short review athttp://www.broken-fish.net/2008/raves/04/17/albertas-trout-highway/

It is a pretty good book. The area covered would make a very nice road trip.

Tim Lysyk

Google up _Trout Bum_. It's the way it was, in pre-yuppie fly fishing
in Colorado.

cheers

oz

On Nov 15, 9:17*am, Tim Lysyk wrote:

A good book on Alberta is Barry Mitchell's "Alberta's Trout Highway -
Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road". It is availabale at amazon.ca

http://www.amazon.ca/Albertas-Trout-...estry/dp/09688...

There is a short review athttp://www.broken-fish.net/2008/raves/04/17/albertas-trout-highway/

It is a pretty good book. The area covered would make a very nice road trip.

I'll second the book suggestion. I've sampled a few of the waters
in there on my Canadian trips, and once I retire I hope to devote a
few years to covering that whole area. Gorgeous country and beautiful
wild fish.

Another suggestion for that area: Jim McLennan's _Trout Streams of
Alberta_. He's very knowledgeable about the area, and I really like
his writing style.


Chuck Vance (so, been fishing any recently, Tim?)

Conan The Librarian wrote:


Chuck Vance (so, been fishing any recently, Tim?)

Sadly, no. Got out on the Crow once or twice this year, a few lake
trips, and one short expedition into the Gap, but it has been a pretty
non-fishing year for me. Lots of excuses, but I guess the biggest is the
amount of travelling I had to do for work.

I did get to spend a week in Turkey at a conference. That was pretty cool.

Tim Lysyk

On Nov 16, 7:53*am, Tim Lysyk wrote:

Conan The Librarian wrote:

* * * Chuck Vance (so, been fishing any recently, Tim?)

Sadly, no. Got out on the Crow once or twice this year, a few lake
trips, and one short expedition into the Gap, but it has been a pretty
non-fishing year for me. Lots of excuses, but I guess the biggest is the
amount of travelling I had to do for work.

I did get to spend a week in Turkey at a conference. That was pretty cool..

I'll bet it was. What areas did you visit?

For me it's been a non-fishing year as well. I got my week in the
Smokies and fished one day while we were in Italy in September. Other
than that it's been dead. It doesn't help that we were in the throes
of a 2 year drought until September. My favorite river was literally
drying up before my eyes. It had become a series of pools separated
by damp spots rather than a river.

But things are looking better now.


Chuck Vance

Conan The Librarian wrote:
On Nov 16, 7:53 am, Tim Lysyk wrote:

Conan The Librarian wrote:

Chuck Vance (so, been fishing any recently, Tim?)
Sadly, no. Got out on the Crow once or twice this year, a few lake
trips, and one short expedition into the Gap, but it has been a pretty
non-fishing year for me. Lots of excuses, but I guess the biggest is the
amount of travelling I had to do for work.

I did get to spend a week in Turkey at a conference. That was pretty cool.

I'll bet it was. What areas did you visit?

For me it's been a non-fishing year as well. I got my week in the
Smokies and fished one day while we were in Italy in September. Other
than that it's been dead. It doesn't help that we were in the throes
of a 2 year drought until September. My favorite river was literally
drying up before my eyes. It had become a series of pools separated
by damp spots rather than a river.

But things are looking better now.


Chuck Vance

I was in Antalya, a resort town along the Mediterranean. I was at a
conference, so I was mainly at the resort but we did get out and tour
the local area for a day, see a dance performance, and swim in the
Mediterranean. I really enjoyed it, and will likely be going back with
the family for a longer visit.

Tim Lysyk

Tim A good book on Alberta is Barry Mitchell's "Alberta's Trout Highway
Tim - Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road". It is availabale at amazon.ca

Good tip. The copy that is being sold on amazon.ca is a used one sold by
a third party. I will try to locate a new one somewhere. I guess some
fly shops might carry the book. A quick search produced no result. I
will continue my search.

While I was browsing the internet, I bumped into a couple of really nice
trip reports from the area. I must say, it looks like a nice place
indeed.

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