TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE
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Corporate And Family
Group Adventures
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Crocodile Bay – A
Couples Or Family Fly Fishing Destination
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North Platte River–
Update
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For Permit Addicts Only
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Fall River – The Way It
Used To Be?
CORPORATE AND FAMILY GROUP
ADVENTURES:
There is a wide range of
possibilities for group adventures built around a
fly fishing experience in the great outdoors.
Whether you’re looking for a team-building or
incentive reward activity or a family happening,
there is something available to fit your time
frame.
In Northern California, within a 3 to
4 hour drive from the Bay Area, are private lodges
and/or cottages available for rent on a 600 acre
ranch with their own private lakes and streams
stocked with large and willing rainbows and browns.
These can range from “do it yourself” housekeeping
cabins to four bedroom lodges that come with a
talented cook to prepare a selection of appetizing
meals for your group/family.
With a short airline flight, you can
put together an exciting three night adventure at
the base of the Grand Tetons. An overnight float
trip through the South Fork of the Snake River
Canyon is the centerpiece of your trip. The
overnight is spent at a stationary tent camp on the
river and is a very comfortable experience that can
be enjoyed by new fly fishers or veterans alike.
For those with more time available,
there are lodges in British Columbia, Alaska, or the
Rockies that cater to both family and corporate
groups with activities available to suit many
different situations. Crocodile Bay (mentioned
later in this newsletter) is a tropical destination
with both great fly fishing and many non-fishing
options.
Obviously, these types of adventures
have to be tailored to meet the needs of your
specific group or family. Give us a call if you’d
like to explore possibilities.
CROCODILE BAY LODGE – A UNIQUE FLY
FISHING EXPERIENCE WITH MANY NON-FISHING OPTIONS:
Crocodile Bay Lodge on Costa Rica’s
Pacific Coast has developed a reputation in the fly
fishing world as one of the most diverse
destinations possible. Fishing opportunities vary
from billfish offshore, sailfish on a fly, coastal
waters that teem with rooster fish and a variety of
saltwater species to jungle rivers for snook,
snappers, etc. In addition to the fishing, this
destination is located in the center of what
National Geographic calls “the most ecologically
intense place on earth” which provides many
interesting non-fishing activities for a non-fishing
spouse, families, or groups. This exquisite lodge
on the Osa Peninsula features 34 air-conditioned
rooms, a top of the line daily menu, swimming pool,
hot tub, massage room and a conference center that
accommodates up to 80 people. As the gateway to the
Corcovado National Park Wildlife preserve, Crocodile
Bay Lodge enjoys some of the finest Eco Tours in
Central America. We have a free video or CD
available – let us know if you’d like to receive
one.
NORTH PLATTE RIVER BUILDS ON IT’S
EARLY SEASON REPUTATION:
Wyoming’s North Platte River has
proven over the last few years to be possibly the
best early and late season trout fishery in the
west. We have sent several shop clients there in
early April and Oct/Nov with outstanding results.
This year, Don Nelson returned the first week in
April and together with a father-son team, David and
Mark Penskar, they released over 200 fish in four
days fishing. The majority of the fish were in the
14 to 18 inch category with Don capturing a mammoth
9 pound, 9 ounce rainbow. Overall, everyone had a
great experience.
We are again putting together a four
day trip (8 fishermen max) for the Leland shops for
next April. If you’d like to get your ’04 trout
season off to a early and fast start, give a call
for details.
FOR PERMIT ADDICTS ONLY:
The permit fly fisherman is a special
critter. Why would someone put themselves through
the pursuit of this fabulous salt water sport fish
when repeated failure is guaranteed with the chances
of success remote? Maybe it’s the spectacular
tropical settings this fish frequents? Maybe it’s
just the challenge and nothing more? One thing is
for sure, there is a new organization just for these
deranged fly fishermen – The Distinguished Order Of
Permit Angling Purists. They have their own
quarterly publication which, for permit addicts, is
sacred stuff. I have several extra copies of their
latest publication and, if you’d like to check it
out, send me your snail mail address and we’ll put
one in the mail.
RETURN OF THE FALL RIVER?:
Northern California’s Fall River has
special meaning for me and my son, Scott.
Twenty-plus years ago, the Fall provided the setting
where the two of us were captured by fly fishing and
launched what would become a lifetime of pursuing
fish with a fly rod in the world’s most pristine
destinations. We made several trips to the Fall in
our first ten years of casting a fly. Eventually,
we began turning our attention to other waters as
the Fall fell victim to a series of maladies which
reduced the quality of the fishery. I’ve heard from
other fishermen over the last few years that the
river is rebounding. And, to provide proof close to
home, Scott and a friend, Kim Laur, experienced a
wonderful trip there last week with numbers of good
size fish taken on the surface as well as
subsurface. The size of the fish and numbers of
double hook-ups they enjoyed reminded me of days
gone by. Maybe those days are returning?
Either call or drop us an e-mail if
you have questions or would like more information
about any of our destinations.
An enthusiastic traveling fly
fisherman,
