dont be discouraged if you dont come home with a fish! I just started hitting the Kalama hard this past summer. I learned alot but it took me 10 or more trips to hook my first out of that river. Go EARLY if you are fishing the beginners hole. I dont know about now, but if the fish are in it will be crowded. If you get lost look for Pritchards store. Its on the left about halfway up the river.