Rich,
I guess we both got a little carried away in our postings. You have the same love for your rivers as I do for the Cowlitz and I guess that is not a bad thing to have. Hope you are wrong about your fish not coming back. For what ever it is worth, I am seeing the same thing on a small river that is usually just full of wild fish right now down here. Something is going on, and I too hope that they are just running late this year. Sorry that I get so into it sometimes, but it's just is in my blood.

Neal M

What are you saying? I don't get it about the 3 fish thing!

Cowlitzfisherman

Is the taste of the bait worth the sting of the hook????