Im getting married Sept 30th 2006. my fiance has decided she would like to go on a fishing trip, preferably fly fishing, im a lucky man! Ive been thinking of the salmon river area for salmon/steelhead.
Anyone have any suggestion of location there, or even other decent trips that wont break the bank. Id prefer to drive within 400-500 miles of maryland. Catching fish would be a plus, but scenery is the important thing.
roger
princess anne, eastern shore of md.
I must agree with JC!
We never had a honeymoon,
and I for one kind of regret it.
Leave the fishing tackle at home!
Just do honeymoon “stuff”!
Besides, the Salmon River will
be mobbed with “Chuck 'n Duckers”
throwing lead and trebble hooks!
MW
i’ve been to the salmon river, and while it is nice for fishing there is absolutely nothing else there! go to cape cod and fish for striped bass during the day, and enjoy the beaches and restaurants, etc. the rest of the time. take the ferry to martha’s vinyard for the day, or even nantucket.
Congrats Mdram,
I'm in agreement with the others thus
far. Look for a place with excellent
creature comfort, great food, and sunsets that defy the imagination. Warm regards,
Jim
hey its her idea! and ive heard its not smart to argue with a woman.
cape cod is an option, as is the outer banks, and the poconos. that way if she wants we can fish, and have other things to do
well i’ll talk to her some more.
Never is to stong when dealing with arguments and th wife think about the fun making up.
It is your honeymoon it is also HER honeymoon.If she wants to go fishing TAKE HER FISHING but go someplace where there is honeymoon stuff too.
I went on a honeymoon to the Poconos they are VERY nice and pricy got somefishing thats good.If you go to one of the honeymoon getaway spots the often have areas to fish on the property and there ain’t nuttin like a bath for 2 in a Giant Champange Glass.
Having a girlfriend that loves to fish almost as much asI do and we have already lived together for 8 months and do not plan to marry for at least another couple years. We have already talked over our honeymoon and decided to fish somewhere that has easy to catch fish that you can catch around noon. We have talked about Alaska for Greyling ourselves which would put our cost to about $2000 for a week of it. Since we have both been married before the wedding in not that important to either of us, so we will only have a small one and that should keep the cost of that down. Of course we have already fished together over 50 times together this year and I have only fished on my own about 5 times. But it all been in Washington,so for us its the thrill of fishing someplace well away from home that we most likely will not do very often.
Another less expensive option for you might be somewhere on the East coast chasing wild Brookies. Just make sure its far enough away from home to be diffrent and do not just do the camping thing and instead stay somewhere nice be it a hotel or a lodge or at the very least rent an RV.
There is nothing wrong with doing something you both love to do on your honeymoon, be it diving, biking or fishing. Just make sure you leave some time for just the two of you as well. Take some time to do a little sight seeing and a little time to talk over the future with one another. You will want to make the time together special and not just another one of your fishing trips together.
agree with all that’s been said so far…but especially what Micus suggested.
Cape Cod area in the off-season is a reasonable expense , is quaint, colorful, and lots to do !And coincidently, the stripers should be there, just in time for the fall blitz. You might even get Micus to guide you to the ‘hot spots’.
You are ,indeed , a lucky ,lucky man… does she have a sister… ??
Dadflyer
two sisters, both married.
i think the brooky thing might be a good idea, although i did go to college in mass, wpi if you where wondering, so the cape is idea. but i think i live in the striper capital of the world. sometimes you cant help but catch em! ive not taken her fresh water fishing yet, just salt.
and we have lived together for almost 2 years.
we both prefer quiet outa the way places with few people.
take her to hawaii. beautiful scenery and mountainous freshwater opportunities.
plus–you cant go wrong with taking your new bride to hawaii for your honeymoon. i mean, it is the most romantic state we have, and the fishing opportunities are all around, as well as millions of other activities…
Everyone dies. Only the lucky ever truly Live. Take your time.
Chris-Bishop, CA, USA
First, never argue with yer wife. If she loves fly fishing, that is a plus & you have a keeper. Also, on this trip which is your honeymoon, Salmon should not be the only ones spawning (bad pun, but hopefully you get the drift; dang, another bad flyfishing pun…time for some Glenfiddich straight up, grab the fly rod, & go fly fishing !!!)
You should contact Carl Coleman (just google that name) up in Rochester. He guides all over, and Oak Orchard Creek is a real treat at that time of year. I’m getting married in Rochester in less than 2 weeks (Oct 1), then off to Belize to try my hand at bonefishing on the Turneffe Flats.
Bride-to-be wants to deep-sea fish, too, so we might have to go with “hardware” for a day…ah well.
Marty
MFTG
Southern Vt. or the Berkshires. Good trout fishing, lots of nice places to visit. Manchester Vt if you like shopping (Orvis Included) or some less populated places. The Bershires are nice and lots of trout nearby. I can make some recommendations if I knew hwat else besides fishing you were interested in doing.
jed
Coleman for the Oak Orchard Area is good.
Also consider Yellow Breeches here in Pa. Allenbery Inn is right on stream. Very nice accomadations etc. Very good fishing and if for some reason you get bored ( fishing and honeymoon, I don’t see how )lots of attractions within reasonable drive.
Rangely or Greenville, Maine
Pittsburg, New Hampshire
Landlocks and brookies
“The trout were laughing so hard at us that they considered evolving legs so they could crawl on to land and catch their breath”
Dave Barry
If you are interested in NY water forget the Salmon River . It’s a mob scene! A nice place to take her would be to the High Peaks area. Several nice reasonable motels along the West Branch of the Ausable. You will be 20 minutes from Lake Placid which has a great Main street lined with neat shops and restaurants. Motels right in Lake Placid get a bit pricey. You will also be at the foot of Whiteface Mountain and you can drive (Small toll) to the top… You and wife will love the view.
Not to single out a motel but I usually stay at the Hungry Trout which is right on the water, has guides, fly shop and a excellent restaurant who’s dining room large floor to ceeling windows give a great lighted view of the river as it curves to the right, drops over cascades and falls as it goes under a bridge. . The Ledgerock and North Pole motels are also clean and nearby but not on the river nor have restaurant. Congrats to you both.
greenville maine? ive been to that general area, bear hunting near island falls. very nice area. last time i was up there in october for deer bow season it snowed! hafta give that some thought.
it doesnt hafta be new york waters, it just popped in my head. but i do hate crowds. i’ll add the lake placid area to my list of places to investigate.
this is starting to be alot to think about. almost more difficult than the wedding itself. oh who am i kidding, shes planning that!
roger
princess anne, eastern shore of md.
oh and not to sound sexist, but NO SHOPPING, unless its a tackle shop 
Depends what you want to catch really.
I’ll just make this suggestion:
Come up to Roscoe or Hancock. Some of the waters close on Sep. 30, but the Beaverkill, Willowemoc, and the WB and Main Stem of the Delaware are open along the NY/PA border. The East Branch of the Delaware below Shinhopple is also still open later than Sept. 30.
Depending on how long your vacation is, you could try different places…like hit the Catskills for a few days and then go somewhere else such as the Adirondacks.
If you want to catch salmon, you could go to the Ontario or Erie tributaries, but that is shoulder to shoulder if a good run of fish comes in (there are some fish in now).
Another option is to try the Finger Lakes Tributaries (Cayuga and Seneca mostly). If we get rain, we should have big browns and monster landlocked salmon in. But that is only if we get a good flow of water.
“If firearms cause crimes and kill people, all of the ones I have must be defective.”
Go to the Farmington in Conn. Stay at the Riverton Inn [url=http://www.rivertoninn.com/.:2df4b]http://www.rivertoninn.com/.[/url:2df4b] Hitchcock Furniture is across the road and two fly shops in the area. Catch fish in the TU area year-round. Have dinner in the inn or in New Hartford at Chatterly’s. Drive up to Great Barrington one day (another fly shop), lots of antiques on the way in Sheffield, Mass. Lots of good shops in Great Barrington and fine restaurants. Fish the Housatonic if you want (drift boat too). The colours in the hills should be beautiful this time of year. My 2 cents. ( the usual disclaimers ? I am from Toronto, the Farmington just happens to be my favourite place)