I hear the book and perhaps a lot of his stories from this article are hog wash and that his family is a bit embarrassed about it. It doesn't matter to me really but something to put it in perspective.



I am VERY skeptical about that assertion. Ira had reams of photos to back up his stories, including one of a 35 lb steelhead. The interview was arranged by one of his family and they were there all during it.

He was not a politically correct man and he was quite opinionated, but I have absolutley no reason to doubt any of his stories. Get the book, read it, look at all the photos, then make you own conclusions. Remember Ira is not here to defend himself.