You'll need two boats. Your "winter" boat should be at least 26' inboard sled that seats 12. That Sky can be a dangerous, Class-5 river once it get's above 5,000 cfs! Your summer boat can be any one of the high-performance "personal watercrafts".

More importantly DO NOT get any prior boat training before running your boats!

Finally, DO NOT be considerate when running the Sky. Feel free to cork other drift boats, run over their lines, and create six foot waves on the Sky. Since it floods on the Sky, your boat can't possibley do any more damage by making huge waves. It's also advised to "scrub" the bottom of your sled once in a while. I recommend finding a nice shallow area - you'll know you've found it when you see those salmon "redds" in ther water. Drive your sled slow enough so that you kick up at least 3" of gravel so that it's "scrubs" the bottom of your boat.

Finally, don't forget to brag about your catch at the boat ramp! Proudly show off those 3 "white tipped" chums the three of you caught! Boast that you hooked 6, but only landed 3. Make sure you qualify that "these fish will smoke up just fine!"