WOW, Bob, Nice tip you just got out of this fly-fishin'drift fishin' trying to compete with the guide woman. I'm sure she booked the original trip to see how and where to go so she can do it on her own.
I don't do much plugging myself but I fish a few clients in the 80 year old range and I just can't get them to stand up and flip that fly very far. So what's the big deal, ya gotta do what ya godda do. Guides don't have to pay their bills I guess. I have been guideing 20 years so if all the boats ruining everything out there aren't your spin-offs then they could be mine. Sorry.
I have boated many steelhead in the 42" range and I believe that the one you have on your page is a 28#er. I guess it would look bigger if you were 140#'s.
Fishgal is a pretty darn good fishergal. I've seen her fish them Sockeyes and knows what she is doing. Bygolly I fished with her on the Ditch once too!! OOOOPS we plugged. That wasn't fishing.
As far as Indians, Biologists, and the other things she was bitching about I guess she hasn't followed all your posts on fisheries that you have fought for.
I would think that reading your web site pisses her off so much you would think she wouldn't even look at it. Betcha she was looking for a river report to see if she should come over or stay home. My opinion "stay home" The beauty of electricity if you don't like the show "turn it off."
Please post a flyfishing picture next week and show her how you do it.
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