I'm opher for 3 days chasing brats in November. Haven't been out since. I haven't been out due to the weather, family, work, and it just seems like the numbers are down. I haven't had a day off work since MLK day. I don't get out much chasing natives either.

I'm waiting for springers and already dreaming about summeruns. I spend most of my vacation time on the river in late spring, early summer. I think it should be a good year for summeruns as 2002/2003 was a good year and the ocean conditions seem to cycle every 8-9 years.

To tell you how bad things are my wife went to Costco and bought some farm raised steelhead for dinner last night. I told her I don't like her buying farm raised fish and that I didn't get out enough. Then she complained about how much money I spent on my trip. The problem is that she spends more when I'm gone fishing.