city to live in

[fflutterffly]

If you could pick one city, in the USA, you'd like to live in that offered fishing where would that be? I've only fly fished in Califonia so my options are limited. I'm thinking Tahoe (say Truckee) or Reno.

[Papasequoia]

I plan on retiring to Boulder, CO where I lived in the 70's. Partly for the fishing, hiking, biking, backpacking that is nearby and partly for the college town atmosphere.

[midger]

Well when Papa leaves Ridgecrest, that will leave an opening there.

As far as Northern California area, Reno would be my choice if I wanted to live in that area due to Nevada's tax laws--ie no state income tax. You could also live in the Incline Village or on the South Shore, but make sure to stay on the Nevada side, and you better like snow and shoveling snow.

If I was staying in California, I'd go further north to Redding. Many great fishing areas around the town, not a lot of snow, but it does get hot in the summer. You have the Pit, Sacramento, Trinity, Hat Creek, Fall, McCloud, plus numerous lakes all within an hour. You could move up to Dunsmuir or Mt Shasta, but those aren't really much of a town (but then neither is Truckee).

I'll be moving to Idaho, but can't recommend it. No fish there, huge mosquitoes, bears, mountain lions, and wolves are rampant. Lots of hillbillies there also. Jobs are tought to find, and mail only gets delivered once a week, and that's assuming the Well's Fargo Stage doesn't get attacked by Indians (or I guess the PC term is aboriginal peoples) at the border.

[Benny]

I have been looking at properties in Northern Cal, from Redding on up to Shasta. The fishing is great up in that area and the scenery is not to shabby either. Lots of options to fish within that general area, and best of all, the hoards of people are non-existent

[RichardCullip]

It will be San Diego for me. I'll be retiring there in about two years.

[lucfish]

I think I'll just stay in Canyon Lake. One hour from the salt, mountains, desert and a lake I can flyfish for bass when the mood strikes. I love this place. Lucfish

[beachbum]

I have been looking in the Reno area for a few years. It's tough to leave the beach though.

[duckdog]

burney, ca. or fall rivermills---trout , wood ducks , and quail.
boise,idaho.--trout,quail,chukar,mallard's and geese. i forgot the hun's.
anywhere in oregon is canceled out by the liberal state gov.-- too bad.
bishop,ca.---trout, mallard's,quail,crowley-i love crowley,loveitloveitloveit.
west yellowstone--trou---no,too much snow.
there are too many place's that i have not been to know for sure,but a town or area must have 3 main ingrediant's --trout to chase,bird's to chase and sane , short winters. we came real close to moving to boise in 07, even had a house picked out .then the houseing market tanked and we couldn't sell our house. the man,keepin us down.
being stuck in north sandiego county ain't so bad either.

[Pete]

Probably somewhere around Boulder, Colorado Springs or similar location. Definately plan on getting out of California. Calif. is toooooo, liberal with wanting all the money I earn.
If I were to stay in Calif. maybe somewhere over in Bishop or Tom's Place.

[WanderingBlues]

Southern Colorado in the Durango area, or Oregon in the Bend area.

[FlyinFish]

Los Angeles, CA.

[1mocast]

Hawaii...

The Keys...

[csimcox]

Denver. When I lived downtown, I could hop on the highway and be on the water fishing for wild browns in 25min (without traffic)

[Rockstar Fisherman]

Well I HATE cold weather and I love the city life, so foget about me living somewhere exotic fishing wise. I really love Phoenix but it's just too far away from my Sierras. Redding might be cool but it lacks the city life I crave and Lake Mohave is too far away. I think Redding could work though, it's close enough to Sacramento and the bay area, Lake Shasta is nearby, plus plenty of fishing nearby. Okay so Redding it is.

Then again I really like Boulder City, NV. Especially since no casinos are allowed within the city limits. I love 120 degree heat to for those of you wondering about how I would handle the summers.

[readyfisher]

Why go No Cal when a little more gas and your in Oregon. MUCH more progressive DGF , more water ; lakes,streams,rivers and 6 million people (mostly in Portland or Willamette Valley) instead of 35 , cough cough soon to be 50 million people. I fish at lot in So Oregon , fish all day on great waters and don't see anyone but my buddy. Town ? Probably Medford area , Cave Junction or close.There are really nice streams in SE Oregon that see almost no fishers. When your out there the only people around are taking care of cows not fly rods.And they pump your gasoline for less money then Cal where you have to do it yourself.