Dreaming of The Perfect Year...

On 21 Dec 2003 22:44:33 GMT, (Lat705) wrote:

Where's Rock Creek?

Montana, where last year's Western clave was held.
--
Charlie...

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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send a
note and we'll give you a tour.

jeff

and some ribs!

In article ,
lid says...
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:16:13 +0100, "riverman"
wrote:

Where would you go during the year (June 2003-August 2004) to get the best
fishing areas at the best time?

You could stop by the Western clave on the Madison in July and then
fish Rock Creek the week after.


And if you aren't bankrupt or in jail after the Western Clave,
I usually head out to Montana at the end of July, and I know my
way around a few rivers.

If you pass near North Dakota on your travels, get in touch
with me. May, June, and later in October are prime times for
pike fishing on the prairie. In October there are also ducks
and pheasants to chase.

Kevin

Were it me, I would try to stop by and see everyone that I have encountered
on this group.

Not only would you find some of the best rivers to fish this way, er, rivers
for the best fishing, ..anyhow, you would get to see the places folks like
to fish the most. Which may not be the best fishing as fish are measured.

Those private places that fishermen are reluctant to share.

Now, if it is fall colors you want, I would start in New England. Way north.
As the temperature drops, just head south along the eastern mountain chain
and you would meet a lot of roffians, see a lot of water, and stay in the
changing leaves for maybe two months....

john
"riverman" wrote in message
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Imagine that you are me, it is June 21st, you are in Flagstaff, Arizona,
you
just secured a solid SUV, Pickup truck or Van, you have all your camping
gear, your fishing gear, your boating gear, and enough cash to go where
you
want and do what you want, (within reason, of course) for about 14 months
if
you are careful. Your only stipulation is that you will be in Sweden for
the
Lapland Clave, you want to be in New England for the fall colors, and you
have a potential place to stay in Maine for the winter, if you choose.
Other
than that, you can go where you want, you'll sleep in the rig (or in a
tent), and you like to drive so mileage is not a problem.

Where would you go during the year (June 2003-August 2004) to get the best
fishing areas at the best time? What would be the perfect road trip plan
to
hit the best streams at the best season, to be available for some claves,
meet some Roffians, and to get a change to really enjoy a year off from
work?

Remember, you are me, so you don't know which rivers in America are good
fishing rivers. You'd be likely to drive right past XXX Stream on the best
day of the year for sea run Salmon, and not even know it. BTW: This
doenn't
mean I'm committing to a year off, but I sure am leaning towards it, and
some good info like this would make all the difference... :-)

TIA, TL
--riverman

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:11:43 -0600, Kevin Vang
wrote:

And if you aren't bankrupt or in jail after the Western Clave,
I usually head out to Montana at the end of July, and I know my
way around a few rivers.

I'll probably stay out west for a while after the clave. When in July
will you be going to Montana?
--
Charlie...

"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:16:13 +0100, "riverman"
wrote:

Where would you go during the year (June 2003-August 2004) to get the
best
fishing areas at the best time?

You could stop by the Western clave on the Madison in July and then
fish Rock Creek the week after.
--


Mmmm, sounds like thats a great place to start. What are the dates of the
Western Clave? In any case (year off or not), I'll be in Flag for the winter
so I think, unless the dates clash with the Lapland clave, I want to make
the Western Clave, for sure.

--riverman

"Larry L" wrote in message
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Much like picking somebody else's mate ... hard to do successfully

I dislike "a few days here, a day there, a few more someplace else" road
trips and find I far prefer stays in one locations of, bare minimum, a
week,
sometimes a month isn't enough. This probably is because I did a lot of
the first style of blitz traveling/ fishing when younger.


I agree wholeheartedly, Larry. If folks haven't guessed, I've been an
addicted rambler since I was in my early teens, and between exploring the
nooks and crannies of the lower 48 for river trips, and just poking around,
I've blitzed most of the 'off the beaten track' US already (more than 20
cross-country trips by thumb or by wheel by the time I was 30). I have no
interest in racking up miles and miles, and spending a day here, a day
there, getting that schizophrenia that comes from being terminally uprooted
and always 'leaving town'. My idea would be to estanlish a base area for at
least a week or two at a time, and explore the region, get to know some
folks.. If it means I only fish two or three regions in 8 months, I can live
with that. I appreciate your reminder of how easy it is to get caught up in
the 'forever on the move' type of travelling...been there, done that.

--riverman

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
news:qnlFb.41865$hf1.38598@lakeread06...
um..i don't understand your dates. june 2003?? i'm assuming you mean
june 2004...but lapland is august 2004, isn't it. anyway, if your jaunt
allows, plug north carolina into your travel plans for the period
between april and november. we can fish year round, fresh and salt,
mountains to seashore, so if you see nc in your travel plans, send a
note and we'll give you a tour.

jeff


Thanks, Jeff! You Sudden Boys also offered a nice fishing and ribs tour last
time I was in the US, but I couldn't make it fit my schedule, and I still
regret it. I think the first draft of my 'perfect year' is shaping up to be
like this:
June: Flagstaff, do some errands, fish the Juan, raft the Canyon
July: the Western Clave, after that a quick flight over the pond (thanks to
frequent flier miles) to the Lapland clave.
August/ Early September: still open. Maybe some european stuff, maybe some
Colorado/Wyoming fishing...maybe some Nothern Canada fishing...work my way
to the eastern US, Larry L-style (staying in each area more than just a few
days)
Late Sept/ Early October: Maine for the colors and fall fishing on the East
Outlet (beloved old stomping grounds of mine.)
Late Oct/November: Come down to the southlands to fish and meet some
fiton(as)s.

This is sounding great. Several folks have mentioned that they would love to
do something like this someday...I can't see why this can't be another
'rolling clave' once I get the itinerary together. Different folks could
hook up and come along for a week here, a week there. It would make for a
really good time, and be a lot more interesting. Hmm?

--riverman

"riverman" wrote in message
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"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:16:13 +0100, "riverman"
wrote:

Where would you go during the year (June 2003-August 2004) to get the
best
fishing areas at the best time?

You could stop by the Western clave on the Madison in July and then
fish Rock Creek the week after.
--


Mmmm, sounds like thats a great place to start. What are the dates of the
Western Clave? In any case (year off or not), I'll be in Flag for the
winter
so I think, unless the dates clash with the Lapland clave, I want to make
the Western Clave, for sure.


D'oH! I meant "for the summer"..

--riverman

riverman wrote:


This is sounding great. Several folks have mentioned that they would love to
do something like this someday...I can't see why this can't be another
'rolling clave' once I get the itinerary together. Different folks could
hook up and come along for a week here, a week there. It would make for a
really good time, and be a lot more interesting. Hmm?

--riverman

judging solely from the little essay of a traveling clave i enjoyed with
wolfgang, sounds like you might be preparing for a novel experience.
looking forward to helping you write the carolina chapter.

jeff