Basin Mudfest 2009

J Fromm · 04-24-2009, 09:39 AM

Is there going to be a basin mudfest this year?

Powder · 04-30-2009, 09:37 AM

Yes. We are trying to come up with a date.

Dan Mallia · 04-30-2009, 07:31 PM

Good to hear! Hope i can make it this year

***Glenn*** · 04-30-2009, 11:25 PM

I'm hoping you make it mid summer so we have a chance to get some of the new Excel boats up to Pepper.

Powder · 05-01-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Glenn

I'm hoping you make it mid summer so we have a chance to get some of the new Excel boats up to Pepper.

Mike and I might each need one too!

snake · 05-05-2009, 10:22 AM

Lets get it on.

Dan Mallia · 05-05-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Mike and I might each need one too!

You guys need more boats?

J Fromm · 05-05-2009, 05:08 PM

We can not have it to late into the summer or the water level will be down to far and we wont be able to get in the swamp.

Powder · 05-07-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Mallia

You guys need more boats?

You can never have to many boats.

Dan Mallia · 05-14-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

You can never have to many boats.

Yeah I'm starting to think the same thing, dammit.

Muddy Cackler · 05-18-2009, 11:30 AM

Mid summer. I like that. I have been away to long I need to play in the basin mud!!! I could have some fish to fry for all just depends on the timming

. Mike and Chris I have to make up for time missed so let me know what I can do to help.

Sean

3legged_lab · 05-18-2009, 09:51 PM

I'm new here on the forum, but was at last years mudfest. I have been talking to Mike about maybe planning a little poker run for this year. Anybody interested? Probably just $10 buy, cash pay out to 1st, 2nd, & 3rd.
JR

3legged_lab · 05-25-2009, 10:20 PM

took the boat for a ride down to the mudfest spot today, the water level was nice, and the smell was even better. any idea on when we're gonna play this year?
JR

DEKNDUX · 06-02-2009, 04:42 PM

What are we looking like? Do we have any date yet?

Powder · 06-03-2009, 07:26 PM

With long range fishing trips, wedddings, and my own wedding, we'd be looking mid to late August.

Maybe August 15th...what do you guys think?

3legged_lab · 06-03-2009, 07:46 PM

no good for me I'll be coming home from the coast that day.
JR

Powder · 06-03-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 3legged_lab

no good for me I'll be coming home from the coast that day.
JR

Welcome to the world of organizing a Fest...what works for some never works for others.

DEKNDUX · 06-04-2009, 07:40 AM

I am in for any weekend after June 20th!

DEKNDUX · 06-29-2009, 08:39 PM

Are we going to get one in this summer?

3legged_lab · 06-30-2009, 10:22 PM

dekndux,
pick a day, I'll meet you out there. I just like playin in my boat. hell, lets meet twice per summer.
JR

J Fromm · 07-03-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Powder

With long range fishing trips, wedddings, and my own wedding, we'd be looking mid to late August.

Maybe August 15th...what do you guys think?

That is the same date as the Oregon Waterfowl Festival, so that is a no go for me. I took my boat down to the mud fest local on Monday, water level is perfect.

Mike Riley · 07-06-2009, 01:36 PM

I think the "Rat Club" torched yesterday. I could see the smoke coming from over there all afternoon. Brimmer called me from Keno and said he could see the flames on the marsh. Might not be a lot of tules left to be jumping.

J Fromm · 07-08-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Riley

I think the "Rat Club" torched yesterday. I could see the smoke coming from over there all afternoon. Brimmer called me from Keno and said he could see the flames on the marsh. Might not be a lot of tules left to be jumping.

Mike ,
The Rat Club burnt up from one end to the other. The only tules are along the edge of the river. I wonder if it was mother nature that started the fire

3legged_lab · 07-08-2009, 10:25 PM

Rumor I heard was: Rat Club is claiming it was kids with "fireworks". Funny thing is, they havnt done any boardwalk work yet this summer.
JR

Mike Riley · 07-09-2009, 12:19 AM

Drove 97 south of town this morning. All I can say is "toasty".

Looks like the "rat clubbers" will be fighting the boats on the rivers edge for position come season. I saw a lot of black cinder with only a few tules still lining the canals. Not enough cover to hide a person, none the less a boat. Glad the winds were from the north and Miller Island wasn't damaged.

Hope all the nesting birds were hatched out and made it to open water to escaped the flames.

Gun Doc · 07-09-2009, 08:14 AM

For those of us not in the know, please explain "rat clubbers" and the situation. Thanks.

Mike Riley · 07-09-2009, 11:01 AM

There is a club called the "rat club". It has about a $25,000 buy-in. Problem is most of the club is nav waterway - courts found against club in lawsuits. They have no water rights to flood, so they allow water through breached levees that makes most of the club part of the riverway. The history is a lot of conflict between river hunters and "rat clubbers" over the years. I don't hunt the river much, but the Basin Mudfest is on much of the club. It is accessible from the main river easily by a boat with a mudmotor making it Nav Waterway under Federal Law. The club could close off the levees I quess, but due to lack of water it would probably be an upland bird club at that point. Hope that helps.

J Fromm · 07-09-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Riley

Drove 97 south of town this morning. All I can say is "toasty".

Looks like the "rat clubbers" will be fighting the boats on the rivers edge for position come season. I saw a lot of black cinder with only a few tules still lining the canals. Not enough cover to hide a person, none the less a boat. Glad the winds were from the north and Miller Island wasn't damaged.

Hope all the nesting birds were hatched out and made it to open water to escaped the flames.

Mike,
The wind was actually coming from the south-south west. The fire started on the south end of the club and took off. The fire crews lit a back fire on the north end. The only plus side for the rat club is that the honks may like the regrowth.

3legged_lab · 07-09-2009, 09:09 PM

the rat club guys dont have to worry about cover for season, tules will be back soon enough, they burn that club off every couple years with a few road flares. then ol' Mr. Roe can have his clients back in the south end in no time. lol
JR

Call'em N · 07-10-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J Fromm

Mike ,
The Rat Club burnt up from one end to the other. The only tules are along the edge of the river. I wonder if it was mother nature that started the fire

From the Initial Engine on scene it was probably a Lightning Strike from two days previous. The same Lightning Storm that lit up Klamath Hills. The initial flames were approx 100 -200 feet off of the tracks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3legged_lab

the rat club guys dont have to worry about cover for season, tules will be back soon enough, they burn that club off every couple years with a few road flares. then ol' Mr. Roe can have his clients back in the south end in no time. lol
JR

I don't think Roe has been hunting down the river in 4 years or so.

Anyway the mud should be nice and "Black" for mudfest.

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Powder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 36 Posts: 172 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 Yes. We are trying to come up with a date.

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J Fromm Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KLAMATH FALLS, OR Age: 33 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 We can not have it to late into the summer or the water level will be down to far and we wont be able to get in the swamp.

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Muddy Cackler Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 72 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 Mid summer. I like that. I have been away to long I need to play in the basin mud!!! I could have some fish to fry for all just depends on the timming . Mike and Chris I have to make up for time missed so let me know what I can do to help. Sean

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3legged_lab Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: klamath falls, great pacific flyway Age: 29 Posts: 210 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 I'm new here on the forum, but was at last years mudfest. I have been talking to Mike about maybe planning a little poker run for this year. Anybody interested? Probably just $10 buy, cash pay out to 1st, 2nd, & 3rd. JR

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3legged_lab Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: klamath falls, great pacific flyway Age: 29 Posts: 210 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 took the boat for a ride down to the mudfest spot today, the water level was nice, and the smell was even better. any idea on when we're gonna play this year? JR __________________ MB 4500HD / 1754 EXCEL MUDBUDDY SPECIAL EDITION

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Powder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 36 Posts: 172 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 With long range fishing trips, wedddings, and my own wedding, we'd be looking mid to late August. Maybe August 15th...what do you guys think?

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3legged_lab Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: klamath falls, great pacific flyway Age: 29 Posts: 210 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 no good for me I'll be coming home from the coast that day. JR __________________ MB 4500HD / 1754 EXCEL MUDBUDDY SPECIAL EDITION

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DEKNDUX Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redding Ca Age: 34 Posts: 50 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 I am in for any weekend after June 20th!

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DEKNDUX Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redding Ca Age: 34 Posts: 50 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 Are we going to get one in this summer?

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3legged_lab Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: klamath falls, great pacific flyway Age: 29 Posts: 210 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 dekndux, pick a day, I'll meet you out there. I just like playin in my boat. hell, lets meet twice per summer. JR __________________ MB 4500HD / 1754 EXCEL MUDBUDDY SPECIAL EDITION

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Mike Riley Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Age: 52 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 I think the "Rat Club" torched yesterday. I could see the smoke coming from over there all afternoon. Brimmer called me from Keno and said he could see the flames on the marsh. Might not be a lot of tules left to be jumping.

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3legged_lab Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: klamath falls, great pacific flyway Age: 29 Posts: 210 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 Rumor I heard was: Rat Club is claiming it was kids with "fireworks". Funny thing is, they havnt done any boardwalk work yet this summer. JR __________________ MB 4500HD / 1754 EXCEL MUDBUDDY SPECIAL EDITION

07-09-2009, 12:19 AM	#25 (permalink)
Mike Riley Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Age: 52 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 Drove 97 south of town this morning. All I can say is "toasty". Looks like the "rat clubbers" will be fighting the boats on the rivers edge for position come season. I saw a lot of black cinder with only a few tules still lining the canals. Not enough cover to hide a person, none the less a boat. Glad the winds were from the north and Miller Island wasn't damaged. Hope all the nesting birds were hatched out and made it to open water to escaped the flames.

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Gun Doc Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin Age: 56 Posts: 2,322 Thanks: 10 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 For those of us not in the know, please explain "rat clubbers" and the situation. Thanks. __________________ "GatorFlats" - HyperDrive Sport 4000T When you get to thinkin' you're a man of importance and influence, try orderin' another man's dog around. "Clinging to guns and religion since 1959"

07-09-2009, 11:01 AM	#27 (permalink)
Mike Riley Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Age: 52 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 There is a club called the "rat club". It has about a $25,000 buy-in. Problem is most of the club is nav waterway - courts found against club in lawsuits. They have no water rights to flood, so they allow water through breached levees that makes most of the club part of the riverway. The history is a lot of conflict between river hunters and "rat clubbers" over the years. I don't hunt the river much, but the Basin Mudfest is on much of the club. It is accessible from the main river easily by a boat with a mudmotor making it Nav Waterway under Federal Law. The club could close off the levees I quess, but due to lack of water it would probably be an upland bird club at that point. Hope that helps.

07-09-2009, 09:09 PM	#29 (permalink)
3legged_lab Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: klamath falls, great pacific flyway Age: 29 Posts: 210 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Basin Mudfest 2009 the rat club guys dont have to worry about cover for season, tules will be back soon enough, they burn that club off every couple years with a few road flares. then ol' Mr. Roe can have his clients back in the south end in no time. lol JR __________________ MB 4500HD / 1754 EXCEL MUDBUDDY SPECIAL EDITION

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