Retired at age 39 from my self owned and operated home repair and maintenance business. I moved to Washington in 1986. Spent the next 8 years donating my time to an organization named the "Friends of the Cowlitz" (FOC) Was the FOC business manager and Treasure for over 6 years. I spent the next 4 years as the FOC President. From 1988 to 1999 I was also a full time fishing guide.

For the last 6 years I founded and ran another organization called "Cowlitz Plan for Restoration Fish (CPR-Fish). CPR-Fish is a citizen group that has intervened in the Relicensing of the Tacoma Power Cowlitz River Hydroelectric Project 2016. CPR-Fish also is dedicated to perpetuating sustainable populations of anadromous and resident fish in the entire Cowlitz River Basin. We also work very closely with the FOC.

In yes, it's all done without pay, through my own volunteered time!

Cowlitzfisherman
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Cowlitzfisherman

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