Re: To Clave or Not to Clave?

rw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>I'd meet you in San Francisco or Sacramento, but I've already bought 
>my 
>plane ticket. How about flying to Albuquerque and meeting Bruiser and 
>me 
>on Friday, around noon? It wouldn't cost much more than driving, if at 
>all. You'd be back in Seattle on Wednesday the 10th, possibly in time 
>for some steelhead fishing.
>

An interesting idea.  The best flights I can find are $350, if I'd 
tried a couple weks ago it would surely have been better.  The drive 
should take about 125 gallons, @$2 (premium) that's $250.  A couple 
motel 6 stays and I'm up to the $350.

That leaves us 270 miles from the Juan.  Would you have room in the 
rental car?

I'm also contemplating a stop on the way home at the Rio Grande for 
pike.  That wouldn't fit with the fly/drive combo.

As for coming to fish for steelhead, it's a bit early yet, some fish 
are in, but it's not hot yet.  I suspect we'd do better to meet at the 
Clearwater or Snake.  Steelheading is good sometimes here, but it's 
never like the salmon fishing, and it nore often slow.  When's a good 
time for the Clearwater of some other fishery in that neighborhood?

Chas
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