When I scheduled a float trip with you I had very specific goals in mind.

My father and I had been fishing the Salmon River for about 10 years (seasonally) and had thought we knew what the heck we were doing. We’d been tight to a lot of fish over the years on the lower end, but had never really seen the upper river in its entirety.

After picking your brain on our “sightseeing” tour and taking copious amounts of notes on everything, we knew we’d witnessed a revolution.

From holes to runs, flies, weight, leader size, times of year, definitions of terms, fish tendencies, techniques etc. etc. etc., you unloaded a ton of knowledge and positively changed the whole perception of the fishery for us.

Even though there was a trickle of fish that day, you still knew the exact right spots to put us on to fish.

We’re also very happy to report that we took all of our new found knowledge to the DSR the next two days and had a much greater number of hook-ups than our fellow fishermen! Unreal! Your warmth, humor and no BS attitude were a pleasure to be around for the day.

My father and I still speak of that great trip to this day; the knowledge you have disseminated is absolutely priceless.

Thanks again and hope to see you on the river soon.