My in laws just bought a vacation home in Driggs Idaho. It is in eastern Idaho, in the teton valley. The teton river is mainly what I will want to fish, just because it is so close and easy. There are other rivers in the area that are awesome, but they are drift boat rivers and I don't want to get in to that because I will be going solo a lot.
The cool thing about the teton is that it's a spring fed river with fairly constant slow flow, and enough depth to run small outboards. It would be really nice for me to be able to put in at a ramp and not have to be picked up downstream. Guides on that river run "teton boats", which are basically 20' canoes with outboards on the back. They put in, motor up stream, and drift back with oars while the customers fish.
I'm kinda thinking that I want a Riverhawk/Gheenoe style boat that's big enough for two people. It will need to be light, shallow draft, be able to handle a small outboard, be able to mount a bow mounted trolling motor, be stable where I can stand up and throw a fly rod, and it might put a power pole micro on it.
I'll also be using it to duck hunt that river and some of the small lakes around the area.
Any thoughts? All advice would be appreciated.
The cool thing about the teton is that it's a spring fed river with fairly constant slow flow, and enough depth to run small outboards. It would be really nice for me to be able to put in at a ramp and not have to be picked up downstream. Guides on that river run "teton boats", which are basically 20' canoes with outboards on the back. They put in, motor up stream, and drift back with oars while the customers fish.
I'm kinda thinking that I want a Riverhawk/Gheenoe style boat that's big enough for two people. It will need to be light, shallow draft, be able to handle a small outboard, be able to mount a bow mounted trolling motor, be stable where I can stand up and throw a fly rod, and it might put a power pole micro on it.
I'll also be using it to duck hunt that river and some of the small lakes around the area.
Any thoughts? All advice would be appreciated.