ruthead Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 The wife has decided(yeehaw) that the family needs to go out of state on a fly fishing adventure. See other country and fish for trout in natural (not elbow to elbow) settings. We're in the K.C. area and looking for something around 20 hours away. Not picky which direction but from reading in here it appears a lot of you have trout fished out of state. Guide or unguided exploring all options at this point. With the wide variety of outfitters or guides available out there I want to make sure we are not wasteing our money(did that in Florida once for a bass fishing trip). Any suggestions on where or who is greatly appreciated. Will be me, wife and 3 sons,25,14,11. All but the youngest are fairly decent fly fisher's and the 11 yr old does pretty good too. "Pretty soon we may not have any rights left because it might infringe on someone's rights"
Gavin Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Norm Crisp runs some Wyoming trips in the summer time...check out his webpage for some ideas..I think he's still fishing in Chile at the moment so he may not get back to you right away. http://www.streamsideadventures.com/locations/wyoming/index.html Another option would be New Mexico..Doc Thompson guides out there..He's a St. Louis native and a really nice guy. http://www.flyfishnewmexico.com/ Or fly to Bozeman, and book a couple days with the Grossenbacher's..you might recognize Brian's photography on the cover's of allot of fly mags. Brian, Jenny, Craig Boyd, Casey will take good care of you. http://www.grossenbacherguides.com/
mic Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Contact Jason at Orvis Adventures at 800-547-4322. His primary focus is on international, but if ask you him, he will help you out with stateside stuff. He can hook you up with ranches, guides, or both. He helped me with my trip to Yellowstone.
mic Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 The wife has decided(yeehaw) that the family needs to go out of state on a fly fishing adventure. PS...If this was really your wife's idea, can you please have her call mine.
ruthead Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 PS...If this was really your wife's idea, can you please have her call mine. No Problem, she'd do it. Really was her idea. Actually she got me into fly fishing 15 yrs ago. Her family has gone to Bennett most of her life. Back then I thought fishing at a trout park was like fishing in a bathtub but found out not exactly if you don't want it to be. Now we'd like to venture out and expand our horizons so to speak. "Pretty soon we may not have any rights left because it might infringe on someone's rights"
Trout Commander Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 YOU need help?! Help ME get my wife to pick up a fly rod, let alone ask for a trip like that!!! I have spent most of my money on fly fishing and beer. The rest I just wasted. The latest Trout Commander blog post: Niangua River Six Pack
Outside Bend Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Do you guys have an approximate date in mind? 20 hours covers a lot of country, and depending on when you can get away will have a big impact on your options. For example, many of the Rocky Mountain streams are unfishable May and June, while fishing in the Great Lakes region can be excellent that time of year. <{{{><
ruthead Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Do you guys have an approximate date in mind? 20 hours covers a lot of country, and depending on when you can get away will have a big impact on your options. For example, many of the Rocky Mountain streams are unfishable May and June, while fishing in the Great Lakes region can be excellent that time of year. Probably mid june thru mid july. Probably narrow it down to 10-15 hours from K.C. as that would just cost us 2 days travel there and back. Smokey Mtns in Tenn. maybe or Colorado? "Pretty soon we may not have any rights left because it might infringe on someone's rights"
Outside Bend Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Probably mid june thru mid july. Probably narrow it down to 10-15 hours from K.C. as that would just cost us 2 days travel there and back. Smokey Mtns in Tenn. maybe or Colorado? Smokey Mountains are a pretty cool area, as is Shenandoah NP in Virginia. Around and in between there's a ton of trout water, as well as plenty of places to chase smallies and other species. You may also want to check out some of your options to your north- the driftless region of Wisconsin & Minnesota, Boundary Waters on the US/Canada border, northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Lots of fish to chase- brown and brook trout, smallmouth, pike, walleye, and a lot of it isn't too busy. You could also check out Colorado and Rocky Mountain NP. Although, with the amount of snow the west has received this season, you may want to call ahead to a few flyshops and pick their brains as to whether that'd be too early for good river fishing. Good luck! <{{{><
flytyer57 Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I'd go fish the Gunnison in CO. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
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