PENN'S CREEK TRIP

I want to thank everyone who came on the Penn's Creek trip: my wife Patrice and I had a great time. I'm sorry a few of the people who came had to stay at another hotel because of pet allergies (we missed your company), but overall it was a great trip, with Penn's not giving up many fish.

We are going to do the trip a bit later next year with the opportunities for those bow hunters in the group to try out the hunting in Penn's Woods. A week or two later will provide much better fishing and a beautiful Fall backdrop. I hope this trip continues to grow.

Hi All,
I'm thinking about putting together a group trip to Montana next summer.  I guess I've been bitten by the Western Fishing Bug.   I've gone to Yellowstone the last three summers and I can't wait to go back.  Next year, however, I want to rent a  lodge or cabin, rather than staying in the park.

I haven't decided yet where exactly to stay, but probably somewhere between West Yellowstone and Ennis.  I'm open to ideas on this.   I started looking at www.vrbo.com and there are many options throughout Montana.   Plus there are other options I haven't explored yet.

 

The cost seems like it should be pretty manageable if we get at least 4 people to go together on a place.  Airfare the last 3 summers has been about $450-$550 round trip to Jackson Hole. (I don't know much about other possible airports, but West Yellowstone is about a 3-hour drive from Jackson, so this is one option.)  A 1-week car rental has been about $400 if I shopped around.  I'm shooting for a cabin/lodge that is a maximum of about $50-$60 per person per night (hopefully less, but this will depend on how many people we have and their price preference).  Add in food and incidentals and I'm expecting it to cost about $1600-$1700 total. I would be looking to go sometime from early July to mid-August, depending on schedules and availability. Anyone interested in going?

My goal is to take between 4 and 10 people.  If by some chance I get 10 commitments, I'll stop there - so let me know soon if you're interested. If you know of someone who might like to go, feel free to ask them.  I'm only emailing this to a fairly short list of folks, but it's open to anyone who wants to go.
Thanks,
Kevin
 
Expected Costs:
Air       $550
Lodge  $450  max per person
Car      $200 each or less depending on how many split it.
Food   $250
Other   $200  Such as bear spray. ($45)
Total $1650
 
PS:  I was thinking about offering a place in the lodge as a prize at the
banquet - If we get at least 5 people to go, the extra lodge cost of a 6th
person is pretty low.  In other words, we would spread the cost of the lodge
 
among 5 and the 6th place would be a prize.
Would everyone be OK with that?