Well, Dudes, it's looking bad, but I'll still take a day on a river (ANY river) over a day at work every time. I've probably not caught anywhere near the numbers of steelhead you guys who have been around since the 70s and 80s have, but I've caught enough to know what they're all about, and I love all of it. By the way, what they're all about (for me) includes the sights, the sounds, and the friends made pursuing them. My fishing buddies (big, small, male, and female) are among the most dependable friends I have known, probably because it's always the same thing that brings us together, and it's something we really enjoy. I also love that every day fishing is a little different. Someone once said variety is the spice of life....

Social media is a colossal waste of time. There is value in chatting with old friends you may never see again, but beyond that, it basically amounts to wasting time with your friends that should be spending time actually WITH friends. I am probably the worst Facebook friend ever. Twice, I've had flurries where I've gotten into it a bit, but both times, I completely disappeared after just a few days. Don't get me wrong; I really enjoyed my old high school friend's pictorial account of his epic journey along the Pacific Crest Trail. It's just the drivel that makes up the other 95% that turns me off.

As regards pictures, the best ones are the ones I forget to take, usually because I'm too caught up in the moment to dig out a camera. Still, I'm glad to have a few great pics of some great fish and some amazing places. One of these days, I will have a man cave (probably more like an old man cave, but I'll appreciate it more that way, right?). I'm gonna have lots of great pics, many courtesy of my aforementioned fishing buddies, with which to adorn the walls.

Beezy: Make sure you keep a few pics of steelhead you've caught, even if you don't like them that much. They'll make an important visual aid when you have the occasion to ramble about days past to future generations. Hopefully, those pictures won't be the only opportunity your audience has to see steelhead by that time....