Madison Clave 2005 Questions

Okay, some questions from someone that's never been to the Western Clave.
1. Are we or aren't we having a raffle? I've seen both.
2. How many drift boats will be there and how do I hook a ride?
3. Where on the Madison will we be fishing? Next to the campground?
Upstream, down???
4. Will we be fishing in Yellowstone?
5. How far do you guys range on a standard day?
6. Do you have to go to a state store to buy booze in MT or are there
liquor stores on every corner? Beer?
7. Do I really need to tie size 20 and 22 PMD's?
7.A. Are the wings on a PMD dun grey or white?
7.B. Shoud I fish the above with a 7X tippet?

Inquiring minds wanna know.
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Frank Reid
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:26:26 -0400, "Frank Reid" wrote:

Okay, some questions from someone that's never been to the Western Clave.
1. Are we or aren't we having a raffle? I've seen both.

Warren's email said there would be one, and he's hosting the event.

2. How many drift boats will be there and how do I hook a ride?

3. Where on the Madison will we be fishing? Next to the campground?
Upstream, down???

Across from the campground is OK, but downstream is a lot better, by Reynold's
bridge, 3 Dollar Bridge, etc. The campground is between Hebgen Lake and Quake
Lake.

4. Will we be fishing in Yellowstone?

I will be and I'm sure some others will be as well. The 15th is opening day on
the Yellowstone in the park and, while it is kind of a zoo, there are big hungry
cutthroats that haven't seen a fly in a while.

5. How far do you guys range on a standard day?

Varies with the guy. g

6. Do you have to go to a state store to buy booze in MT or are there
liquor stores on every corner? Beer?
7. Do I really need to tie size 20 and 22 PMD's?
7.A. Are the wings on a PMD dun grey or white?
7.B. Shoud I fish the above with a 7X tippet?

Inquiring minds wanna know.

--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

4. Will we be fishing in Yellowstone?

I will be and I'm sure some others will be as well. The 15th is opening
day on
the Yellowstone in the park and, while it is kind of a zoo, there are big
hungry
cutthroats that haven't seen a fly in a while.

15th of June or July?

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Frank Reid
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4. Will we be fishing in Yellowstone?

I will be and I'm sure some others will be as well. The 15th is opening
day on
the Yellowstone in the park and, while it is kind of a zoo, there are big
hungry
cutthroats that haven't seen a fly in a while.

15th of June or July?

Just looked it up. We're leaving on the 16th and will be in Ennis on the
15th, so this probably won't happen for some of us Marylanders. By the way,
did all ya'll realize that Maryland will be the most represented (and
probably most reprehensible) state at the Western Clave? There's a message
in there somewhere.

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Frank Reid
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Frank Bring your Cicada flies. They should be great if a Salmonfly
hatch is on. IMHO you can do good by fishing a Para Adams until 2:30
PM and switching to a Grey Wolfe for the rest of the day. Regular
Caddis flies are good to have also. "Yellowstone opens July 15" means
the river not the park. There are a lot of other streams in the park
open. Rather than midges, I switch to things like Turkes Tarantulas,
Trudes, Chenobyl Ants, Stimulators, etc. Also did very well one time
with SJ worm. I'd start with a Caddis fly if I were fishing the
Gardiner close to the park entrance.

On 16 Jun 2005 04:49:02 -0700, "lou t" wrote:

"Yellowstone opens July 15" means
the river not the park.

I said "*the* Yellowstone opens", FWIW. g
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Charlie...
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Frank Reid wrote:

[snip to get to one question I can answer]

6. Do you have to go to a state store to buy booze in MT or are there
liquor stores on every corner? Beer?

Dunno if it's like this all over, but when we were there, the
grocery store we went to in W. Yellowstone had a liquor store inside of
it. They locked the liquor store on Sunday, but you could still buy
beer as it was in the "grocery" section of the store.


Chuck Vance (who sometimes can answer the really important stuff)

The grocery in West Yellowstone had liquor within certain hours. Jeff/Joe,
what was the name of that place?


"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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Frank Reid wrote:

[snip to get to one question I can answer]

6. Do you have to go to a state store to buy booze in MT or are there
liquor stores on every corner? Beer?

Dunno if it's like this all over, but when we were there, the grocery
store we went to in W. Yellowstone had a liquor store inside of it. They
locked the liquor store on Sunday, but you could still buy beer as it was
in the "grocery" section of the store.


Chuck Vance (who sometimes can answer the really important stuff)

On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 14:26:16 -0400, "Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:

The grocery in West Yellowstone had liquor within certain hours. Jeff/Joe,
what was the name of that place?

There are actually two grocery stores in West Yellowstone, both on the same
street - Madison Avenue IIRC.
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Charlie...
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"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote in message
...
The grocery in West Yellowstone had liquor within certain hours.
Jeff/Joe, what was the name of that place?


Mike -what is your mailing address? I have a couple of those flies with
long white bodies you might use next year--they were all over the sky but
did not come down before dark dark---you might be able to use them next
year'

everyone says next night they were all over the water at Penn's

Big night of the clave must have been when Dave PA took jeff to tiddy
bar...it only cost one dollar in your mouth to get her to roll them all
over your face !!!!
something was wrong with the girls they all forgot to wear ANY clothes---
when the guys offered to pay for a nude lap dance for me I had to remind
them that forty years ago in Korea I could really get rising excitement
over such an act--actually probably better off that I did not bring Sussy
home from KOrea with me but we were often closely attached.

Sorry you are not making western clave this year--how about New Zealand in
Dec 2006 ? Probably
that will be my last clave unless Roff comes up with a senior division where
you fish one day,rest your body one day, then fish the next.

thanks always for you attention and consideration
Joe