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Some more of our "Blasts from the Past" and other favorite things to do!

Hole-in-One at Harbour Pointe Golf Course, Mukilteo, WA.

Corey at the Grand Canyon.

Fishgal with our friends Jim & Shelli during one of our Reno trips!

Bob & Corey at Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium for the Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Bob with a 'snowbeard' at Snowbird, Utah.

Enjoying UW's 34-24 win over Purdue in the 2001 Rose Bowl.

From Bob's teen-age years ... hunting grouse on the breaks of Hell's Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border.

Corey with a Kenai Peninsula Moose.

Hi! You may have been wondering who this Bob fella is? We've created this page to help us to familiarize yourself with your hosts at Piscatorial Pursuits. 

With the arrival of 2007, I figured it was time to update this page as much has changed in my, er, our lives over the last few years.

Of course, many of our regular guests to the site and our operation know that Corey and I were married on the island of Aruba in January of 2005.

We had the addition of our first new family member in early January, 2006: our new yellow lab, appropriately enough named Rainey! Anglers aboard Bob's driftboat in Alaska will probably get a chance to meet her as she normally rides along every day with us.

It was just a few weeks earlier that we found out that we were also expecting a new family member in latter 2006, this time of the two-legged variety.

Rowan Marie (yes, another fitting name) was born on August 5, 2006 at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska. A true bundle of joy, she has added a whole new dimension to our already hectic lives. She won't be riding along in my boat anytime too soon, but we're excited for the days to come that she will!

A special thanks to our our guests that have sent Rowan bundles of goodies since her arrival, both Corey and I sure appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity! Little Ro-Ro isn't quite old enough enough to comprehend, but I'm sure she would like to say "Thanks" as well if she was able to!

Along with the two new young ladies in our household, I've taken on some new job-related duties over the past few years. In addition to the owner / operator of Piscatorial Pursuits, I now have also taken on the position of Vice-President and Webmaster for the Olympic Peninsula Guides Association and also have recently become the new Freshwater Editor for Salmon & Steelhead Journal.

A few more desk-related duties; I suppose that happens as we get older. Speaking of which, the years are starting to add up for us in this game!

Bob offered his first river trips in 1991. At first, it was a part-time affair to earn a little extra money while finishing school at the University of Washington. In 1994, I took the plunge and began running Piscatorial Pursuits as a full-time job. I now spend the fall, winter and spring months on the Washington coast, then spending the months of May through August in Soldotna, Alaska (of course, guiding there).  We also spend about a month each fall between our fisheries chasing steelhead in British Columbia. A cross between a vacation and R&D, it's a nice break for the family to spend some time together with friends that we don't get to see much of the remainder of the year. All in all, between guided trips and my 'play fishing', I spend close to 300 days a year on the water looking for either salmon or steelhead.

I grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon (just south of Portland). I've had a fishing rod in my hand most of the time since I was old enough to walk; except for a few serious bouts of 'ski-itis' and 'golf-aholism'. I'm pretty sure I learned to run dad's boats about the same time I learned to ride a bike :)

I began fishing the rivers of the Forks, WA area in 1987 while attending the UW (I originally planned on going to Med School). I alternately bleed purple/gold and sometimes even black/red, (I'm a lifelong Trailblazers fan too) It didn't take but a few years of fishing these rivers that I decided that Forks would be home and the ball (pardon the pun) got rolling!

Although fishing is my first love, guiding is my business - and like any successful service provider, I know that providing excellent customer service is the number one priority. Top-notch service is the number one objective of our operation. This isn't to say that I've forgotten why most of my clients have hired us: to help them catch fish. Incidentally, we're pretty darn good in that category too, in fact, we believe that our clients' success rates are amongst the best around.

I'll probably never win an award for being the world's funniest guide (I just can't seem to remember all those great ones that I've heard), but I'll get a few one-liners in, and I do love to listen to yours. I will try to tell you as much about the river, our techniques, surrounding area, and sights along the river as you'd probably wish to know.

Nowadays, I spend most of my time on the river, but I also make time for a little deer hunting, working (playing says the wife) on the computer, planning our annual "warm" vacation, and spending time with Ro-Ro, Rainey, and Corey (aka Fishgal) ... please note: these last items are NOT mentioned in any particular order! Since the team finally lost the status of perennial cellar dwellers in the mid-90's, we've also become rabid Mariner's fans and try to attend at least one home stand each spring before heading north to Alaska.

Speaking of Fishgal, you probably ought to meet her too. Although she won't be rowing you down the river (not yet, anyhow), there's a very high likelihood that she will have tied your leaders, or perhaps washed the boat for you.

In all probability, you'll talk to her on the phone when booking your date (she handles most of the office work) ... all the less than glamorous parts of guiding business that she helps with so often. 

With a love for the outdoors that even rivals mine, her knowledge and expertise in helping you plan your trips will outshine 99% of the office staff in the industry. She grew up in the Kenai / Soldotna, Alaska area and her side of the family resides there, but she now winters in a slightly warmer locale with Bob on the Washington coast.

Throughout our website, you'll see plenty of pix of her ... she makes a pretty good backdrop for all of those BIG fish that she seems to catch!

Thanks for stopping by the site, perhaps we can learn a little bit about you in between strikes on the river ... 

GO DAWGS!

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