4 to 5 hours drive is not that big of a deal. I still fish & hunt out on the coast and make that drive all the time. I made it over and back 8 times since last summer for hunting alone - probably 30+ days in the woods out there. I just don't fish much as a I used to, especially PS rivers (for the obvious reasons). So instead of fishing daily or weekly locally, I'm only fishing a couple of times per qtr. Hunting has replaced fishing to a certain extent because the fishing sucks locally and I need something to do. As well, I can better game plan around hunting than fishing (days off work etc.). The drive remains the same.

I'm pretty sure I'll be making a drive out there to fish pretty soon. It will be nice to hit the river, regardless if the fish catching is good or not.