My girlfriends parents are coming out around mid July from southern california and want to do some river fly fishing up in VT. Despite my best effort to convince them that the best fishing at that time is stripers off the cape... they want to be on a river in the woods. Normally every year they go to Montana and stay at a fancy lodge and ride horses with guides to the fishing grounds but they want to try the east coast. They have always stayed at the best of the best where you are catered to every step of the way...

What is the best place for this that would not only offer great fly fishing but also five star accomodations and top quality guides that cater to an upscale clientel? Horseback riding would be a great plus as well.

FYI I'll be 200 miles south but if anything goes wrong I'll hear all about it from the step mom... High maitenance doesn't even start to describe her.

Any suggestions?

Why don't you give the Ovris store in Manchester a call, I'm sure they would give you the name of someone who is good.

http://equinox.rockresorts.com/

It is Sweet, or at least I think so. I drove by a couple of times when I lived up there, and it is the nicest thing around. Big $$$ though.

Wow, I would love falconry hunt :btu:

There's a place off VT 101 called Hawk's nest resort that supposed to be pretty swanky and it's a stone throw from a river. Also some very nice places up around Killington, VT.

I'd stay away from the battenkill. I used to be superb. I used to fish it regularly back in the day. Now it is overfished, over pressured, etc. About the only reason to hit it now is just to say you did.

Mountaintop inn in Chittenden
A inn that also has guide service will be a problem.
Stream and Brook guide service would do them well in the mid Vt area. There are also some nice inns in the Stowe area, Trapp Family lodge and Stowehof.
Just remember there are not a lot of cowboys in VT.

http://equinox.rockresorts.com/

It is Sweet, or at least I think so. I drove by a couple of times when I lived up there, and it is the nicest thing around. Big $$$ though.

Alan,

I'll call you after work today. Thanks for the info.

In July or August, I would rather fish in Nothern NH, in the Pittsburg area, you can fish the Ct river, there are a lot of small ponds and streams to fish, the fishing is usually good all summer, I have been fishing that area for about 25 years.