On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Warren wrote:

We fished in this area until dark and then headed back
to the Wade Inn completely worn out from what RW and I decided
was fof (freakin' obscene fishing). RW and I were completely
in awe of this type of fishing and I think we are now hooked,
at least I am.

Pinks are plenty of fun. Often aggressive and abundant in my brief
encounters with them.

elitist, snob fly fishermen, RW and I decided to keep about 30
lbs of salmon since they were going to die after spawning
anyway.

Speaking of those salmon living in lakes... one big difference I noticed
between Great Lakes salmon and *real* west coast salmon is that the inland
variety tended to color up much more rapidly than the sea-run fish. Pink
salmon - even from the Pacific ocean - however seem to lose their
*freshness* much (I'm talking very much) sooner than the other species
once they hit the rivers. I don;t know if you'll be keeping too many more
of those fish after you've tasted the first few. There's always the
smoker.

Very informative trip report BTW. Made the Bighorn seem very attractive.
Yet another river to put on the must see list, I guess.

Mu