Hey Chris and Pink Corky, I have to agree with Andy, but I think you misread him a bit. What he basically said is what I've stressed in some posts on here. Don't go to where you've heard the fishing is (ie Nooch, Hoh, Cowlitz), unless it's a river you plan on mainly fishing. It takes more then a trip with one person to figure out a river (though floating with someone experienced will help). Actually, if you find someone on here that will truly tell you ALL the details on a river, they've either 1. heard it from a 2nd source, or 2. are lying about it. Someone who exclusively fishes a river will tell a river level report, but will rarely tell how many fish they caught and how many fish they saw in a river except to close friends. (Plus, how many times do people lie about catching to make them more of a fisherperson?) The best thing to do you two is to figure out what rivers you want to fish. Then go and explore them. Take advice on tackle, most people won't lie there, and go find that honeyhole. I mainly fish the Nooch, Humptulips, Hoh, and a few misc. rivers that few people fish, so I won't divulge them here. Its not arrogance, it's knowlege of history that keeps someone who catches fish truly "lockjawed" about fishing rivers. Say it this way, I know alot of rivers well, but I can rarely tell you slot names and such, since I don't discuss them with people. I know some, only due to common names (Black Creek, Blue Creek, Crossover Bridge, etc etc) But I know places by landmarks, not names. I don't mind taking people for floats, but once I get to know them or if they already know where I'm fishing. All the rivers I know I've either learned with my Dad how to fish, or have explored on my own. It's more fun and you can have some quality time with Ms Corky that way too. I'm sure your big problem is you may not have a boat, but nothing that time won't fix pretty quick (my first big expense upon graduation from high school was a boat) so get to it. If you have any questions about gear, or finding a boat. Email me at Steelheader69@prodigy.net . I'm actually very willing to help, especially since you're younger and I'd assume your parents must not fish, or have time to. It's just that once you get older, you'll get a bit jaded about your favorite river. It's funny to fish a river exclusively for a year straight, and what the flux of anglers can be depending on what the reports have been. Good luck to you and Pink and maybe we'll be in touch. Tight lines...Jerry

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