4th of July is going to be crowed with fishers on the Willy (or anywhere), I know. Got on the water by 8 am with the sled. Motored up to fishing water and passed 8 drift boats in about a 1/2 mile, plus rafts and bankers. Usually it's just me on the river plus maybe a couple drifters. Pretty friendly scene...usually.

Fished for a couple of hours for summer runs, and lost two caught none. Fishing was slow for everybody it seemed. Come back down the run and find the drifters anchored in the main channel so we kind of weaved our way through them (idling and no wake), but got an earful of expletives doing so. "Keep off my water", you Jac@ss, etc., even though we didn't suck up their lines and did not bump into them. Kind of hard to navigate with all of the boats and rocks around this time of year. I usually have the river to myself as I'm out every other day or so, but the 4th brings "holiday warriors", so it's crowded.

Wish guys would share the water with everyone like I do...

Moved to lower section of river and retained one long hen, so we had fish for evening party = good times for us, but made drift boater even angrier that we got one and he didn't. So, I can't win with sled?? Come to take out time and dude was not happy with sled in river, arghh, can't help it if I can't afford another boat (drift boat/waders) to play with you... I got what I got man, a beater 1981 sled! Just trying to unwind on the river like everybody else.

Just want to inquire on river etiquette if anybody has ideas for sleds in mostly drifter areas? One guy said haters gonna hate until they get a sled too.

Happy 4th to everyone,