clark fork idaho (Sandpoint, Wallace: house, construction, schools)

[ledzeppy916]

Hey anyone tell me how the people are and the hunting i just purchased a house in clark fork with 5 acres.Also hows the fishing on lightning creek ??? it runs through my property i cant wait to live the dream at 42 so excited about living there it`s unbelievable also are there any 4wheel drive clubs there? well thnx 4 any input

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by ledzeppy916

Hey anyone tell me how the people are and the hunting i just purchased a house in clark fork with 5 acres.Also hows the fishing on lightning creek ??? it runs through my property i cant wait to live the dream at 42 so excited about living there it`s unbelievable also are there any 4wheel drive clubs there? well thnx 4 any input

Lucky you, I like the Clark Fork area. If I didn't have to deal with work I'd be looking there. There is a member or two active on the board that live in the area, I'm sure they will chime in. Lightning Creek is such a cool area-how far off Hwy 200 are you?

Hunting in the area is quite good from what I've seen. I gave the area a try last fall (south of the river), lots of sign and quite a few bulls bugling. We didn't get anything...it was a wierd season, less bugling everywhere than normal. Could be the wolf situation, I'm not sure.

What kind of 4x4 club are you looking for-ATVs or Jeep-type stuff. There is an active ATV club out of Sandpoint and 2 out of CDA. I know there is a Jeep-type club as well. Let me know and I'll get you info.

Ligntning Creek road is a nice drive. It eventually winds over to Trestle Creek. I know a bunch of the road is closed for construction this year. There also used to be a nice little cutoff road that went from Lightning Creek over into Montana-the FS closed that one as well (permanently) this year. Lots of access is being lost as the FS closes roads in the area. There are still lots of FS roads open on the south side of the river. The CF area puts you in the middle of some of the nicest areas, go east along the High Drive (runs along the ID-MT border), run into Spoin Kop for an awesome view and come back via Jordon Camp, it's a really nice ride. You can get to CDA or Wallace and not hit pavement without difficulty. Most of this is FS road...you have to look for the fun stuff!

People in the area are very friendly and helpful. Just loose the Obama sticker first . As a hunter and 4x4er you'll love it! There is a great little archery shop in CF, if you toss sticks.

When do you make the move?

[pimit2]

ledzeppy916 said:

Hey anyone tell me how the people are and the hunting i just purchased a house in clark fork with 5 acres.Also hows the fishing on lightning creek ??? it runs through my property i cant wait to live the dream at 42 so excited about living there it`s unbelievable also are there any 4wheel drive clubs there? well thnx 4 any input

Lightning Creek can be good fishing, but has unusual regulations. It is closed to fishing from April 1 through August 31 this year. There's no limit for Rainbow Trout, but other Trout species have a catch limit of 2 per day.


pimit2 (Bob)

[Trace_Rinaldi]

Congrats NID is incredible... Being a outdoorsy type its an unreal locale..

[Clark Fork Fantast]

Originally Posted by ledzeppy916

Hey anyone tell me how the people are and the hunting i just purchased a house in clark fork with 5 acres.Also hows the fishing on lightning creek ??? it runs through my property i cant wait to live the dream at 42 so excited about living there it`s unbelievable also are there any 4wheel drive clubs there? well thnx 4 any input

Hi new fellow Clark Forkian! Hi everybody! I'm back after 6 weeks in Europe. Missed you guys! Good to be back! It'll take me a while to catch up! LedZeppy, you bought 5 acres in the most beautiful area in the world . Congratulations! Have fun catching up on the threads here, and check out the pics. We bought 5 acres south of the fish hatchery last year. No house on the property yet, except in my dreams...
Everybody we've met there couldn't be friendlier--like here on CDF . When are you moving?

[Trace_Rinaldi]

Originally Posted by Clark Fork Fantast

Hi new fellow Clark Forkian! Hi everybody! I'm back after 6 weeks in Europe. Missed you guys! Good to be back! It'll take me a while to catch up! LedZeppy, you bought 5 acres in the most beautiful area in the world . Congratulations! Have fun catching up on the threads here, and check out the pics. We bought 5 acres south of the fish hatchery last year. No house on the property yet, except in my dreams...
Everybody we've met there couldn't be friendlier--like here on CDF . When are you moving?

I was wondering when you would show up in this thread buddy! Great to have ya back, and hope the Euro trip was a blast!

[ledzeppy916]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Lucky you, I like the Clark Fork area. If I didn't have to deal with work I'd be looking there. There is a member or two active on the board that live in the area, I'm sure they will chime in. Lightning Creek is such a cool area-how far off Hwy 200 are you?

Hunting in the area is quite good from what I've seen. I gave the area a try last fall (south of the river), lots of sign and quite a few bulls bugling. We didn't get anything...it was a wierd season, less bugling everywhere than normal. Could be the wolf situation, I'm not sure.

What kind of 4x4 club are you looking for-ATVs or Jeep-type stuff. There is an active ATV club out of Sandpoint and 2 out of CDA. I know there is a Jeep-type club as well. Let me know and I'll get you info.

Ligntning Creek road is a nice drive. It eventually winds over to Trestle Creek. I know a bunch of the road is closed for construction this year. There also used to be a nice little cutoff road that went from Lightning Creek over into Montana-the FS closed that one as well (permanently) this year. Lots of access is being lost as the FS closes roads in the area. There are still lots of FS roads open on the south side of the river. The CF area puts you in the middle of some of the nicest areas, go east along the High Drive (runs along the ID-MT border), run into Spoin Kop for an awesome view and come back via Jordon Camp, it's a really nice ride. You can get to CDA or Wallace and not hit pavement without difficulty. Most of this is FS road...you have to look for the fun stuff!

People in the area are very friendly and helpful. Just loose the Obama sticker first . As a hunter and 4x4er you'll love it! There is a great little archery shop in CF, if you toss sticks.

When do you make the move?

Thank you all for your reply !! Toyman im not to sure how far off 200 i am i think about 2miles bye spring creek rd. and lightning creek rd., im also a jeeper looking for jeep clubs or people who enjoy off roading.I should be moved in by september just intime for fishing and hunting . Lightning creek should be open right???? also no stick tossen just my 300 h&h should take down anything up there aye.One more thing folks no obama lovers here !!!!!CLARK FORK FANTAS hope you enjoyed europe and everyone have a good one cant wait to meet my fellow clark forkians.Just one more thing i hear winter fest is a blast @ switzer and i think sandpointe. im really looking forward to it.One more thing hows the women situation out there ?????/

[DESERTRYDER]

Originally Posted by ledzeppy916

Thank you all for your reply !! .One more thing hows the women situation out there ?????/

All the ones with their own teeth are alreay taken.
But there are plenty of others

[Trace_Rinaldi]

Originally Posted by DESERTRYDER

All the ones with their own teeth are alreay taken.
But there are plenty of others

With all the colleges in the area there are plenty of hotties, at least down in CDA... Actually there are alot of good lookin wimmin up there..
Being a married man of course I dont notice..

[mistyriverranch]

Originally Posted by DESERTRYDER

All the ones with their own teeth are alreay taken.
But there are plenty of others

Hehheh...the local scuttlebutt (at least among the teenagers at rival highschools) is that Clark Fork is where all the cousins marry. Or to be short: Inbred. 'Course, there's a little bit of that all over this area. Just a few miles away we have a neighbor married to his first cousin. They both had to agree not to reproduce or the family would turn them in. Even so, the woman flushed her pills down the toilet in a sneaky attempt to subvert the "no kids" rule. Too late...hubby had already snuck off to be fixed.
Disaster averted.