Steve, move to Montana, buy a house next to Benjo’s, invite both Dave’s and then invite me and my New York friends out, too. Can’t wait.
Sorry DG, I already have your spot 
. Actually I have fished some of the spots we hit while you were here and have done fairly well .
Yes there are a lot of people on the big name rivers which is why once the mountains open up, I head off to fish alpine lakes. Not nearly as crowded and the fishing is more enjoyable. And some the lakes I fish are a real pain in the *** ti get to which really helps reduce the number of the people I see.
Yes the Gallatin Valley is expensive, especially trying to have a family. I do ok on my own but since I am single I can definitely get by.
Take care everyone and cya around. Mark
If your serious about moving up you might try looking farther north,the winters are actually easier and some of the small towns are better than you would think I know because I live in one and as far as prejudiced pigs i met just as many or more
anywhere else I’ve lived.For the most part Montanans treat you like you treat them.
Steve, I’m on the road and can’t spend a ton of time responding to this thread. While we didn’t migrate from Cali, we did move from another “C” state. I’ll be happy to set you straight on moving to Montana. I don’t want to burst some peoples bubble, in this thread, but times change and Montana changes…
Shoot me an email at: troutslayer@gmail.com
Yak is an interesting locale.
Paul
I will contact you , could you please
give your input on this here also when
you get some time would very much like to
here your thoughts and share them with
all …
I appreciate it, thanks…
FAOL people really do reflect our best
when it comes to caring and sharing.
JC & LF
Tom L
Gonfishn
GardenFish
DG
Benjo
Chewdog
Silvertop2
D.Miscus
Anglerdave
Diane
MarkKillam
Paul M
And this is just some of these good people,
again thanks! What is really great is I
can reflect most of your names and
humorous nature from last posts from memory!
I don’t even post that often but visit and learn every day… very nice indeed…
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The YAAK!!! Oh gardenfish tell me you didn’t
we try to keep the yaak secret [what happens in the yaak stays in the yaak kind of thing]
Did you happen to hit the dirty shame for dinner and a beer?
The house right next door is for sale. It’s a manufactured home built in the 70s out of particle board and other crap of the time. It’s got 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. I think they’re asking $219,000 for it. It has a 2 car garage. A house like it anywhere else would go for about half what they’re asking, probably less. 5 years ago it would have sold for a fair price but now it’s obscene around here. There is little work to be had here, but if you want to live next door you’re welcome to. You can help me load my boat in the morning before going out to toil in the fields trying to make ends meet around here.
B
To all you flyfishers NOT from Steve’s area of California. This was an agricultural area before it became the computer chip capital of the world and then the place got built up and the orchards went down. A “starter home” around here is $750,000 and you sit in traffic to get home to it. Guys like Steve and I were lucky if we got houses before it went nuts. It is always a shame that the most beautiful places draw lots of people to move there but fortunately there are nice people to be found in every state. Some will be fly fishers, too.
Greg,
Very true… It just seems that the nice people are getting harder to find or even
see.
Maybe it is just me…
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Benjo, that house would sell for $350,000 in Massachusetts and be sold the first day. No lie…
JC,
Thats quite a nice post about your time in Big Sky country all execpt your experience with the neighbor.
This life you have and are living is what most could only hope for. Mine two has been quite a journey and now I wish to locate to a place my son can start his journey from. I know he already has a good home here but there is more I want him to experience in the open…
He can always return if this is what he wants when he grows but I figure as long as he is young why not give him the choice and chance…
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gonfishn - I never had the pleasure of visiting Yaak. However, I have met several people who were either raided, arrested or both. You know why. Exciting little place.
Back in the late 1970’s there was a huge influx of people moving to Oregon from Southern California. They would sell their place in Orange or Long Beach for $400.000, move up here and buy a place that was twice the size of there previous home for $100,000. or less. It really was tough on folks who lived here, tough to watch and wish we had that kind of money. Such is life. Gotta to the best we can with what we have and who we are.
“Don’t Californicate Montana”
JC as a life long Californian(minus 4 yrs. searving in this nations armed forces) I know exactly what you mean. I grew up in a small Northern California fishing/logging town where everyone knew each other. In the early 1970’s we had a high influx of people from the city moving into our area. They sold property at inflated prices, drove the property prices up in our area when they bought and then began to wine about not having all of the luxuries of the big city. Slow but sure, one by one they got what they wanted. When I go back to my hometown, now all I hear are complaints about how it isn’t like it use to be.
Bottom line is Californians go to a different area and expect the area to conform to them instead of them conforming to the area.
OK Steve I have my bullet proof vest handy
I know and felt JC’s post deeply for how it was written, a fine tribute indeed. JC my comment about your neighbor of course was feeling bad for him , this would be very very rough for any one having to do this sort of thing.
And yes 2_left_hands I think what you wrote
is right on the mark, I have no right answers for the way some people whine
about things and don’t want to do
a thing to make them better for themselfs
or others.
Your Quote: “Bottom line is Californians go to a different area and expect the area to conform to them instead of them conforming to the area.”
This is true of people in general not just one region" Alot of us in one way or another are creatures of complaints and sterotyping…
I made a choice long ago to live my life
careful not to step on peoples toes and
lend a hand whereever and whennever I can.
Give A River of Thanks
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Visit our site and mail a note/card to our
troops via the address listed I will
present it directly with the formal flag presentation up comming.
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JC,
Thanks you made my day!
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Steve, check out the book by Rick Bass, “Winter.” Great book about a guy who moved to (and stayed) in Montana.
Will do!
Thanks
you got it there too … no surprise
JC - I’m in envy of your Montana life. You had what you had by your hands and doings.
Steve - I hope you find such a place to raise your son. They’re out there … somewhere …
Darrell
You are right with our own hands and doing!
Thanks for your encouragement, I will find
the right place…