I'll never forget the day when the Babydoll floated down stream and got caught in a log jam. We brought it back up a placed it close to where it originally was. Unfortunately after the next high water it was gone forever. Every year after that pressure doubled until that stretch of river became the new Blue Creek.
So sad you can't escape the people on the rivers anymore. So sad the fish are gone.
The commercialization of the resource ruined the fisheries we all loved.
Guides, magazines, advertising, mens egos, and the internet were just the tools.
I hope those that tried to make money on our fish runs are happy with their end game.