Our Latest Trips

Here are some pics from our last few fishing trips.

My daughter outfished everybody in the boat last weekend.

Clearwater fish.

This Boat is a Fish-Slaying Machine!

The boat was finished in August, and we've caught fish every day we've been out! It's 100% so far.

Sturgeon Fishing on the Snake...Trip 2

Hooked: 11

Landed: 11

Just got back from our 2nd fishing trip of the season for sturgeon on the Snake River.  Our first day out we landed an 8'7" with a 39" girth.  It took an hour and 40 minutes for the client to land it.  Here are some pics.

Here It Is! The Boat...Stage 1

As promised, here is the first picture of my fishing boat, being built by Hells Canyon Marine.  As it is we'd better not take on any water!  This is the first stage.  Pretty soon they'll wheel it inside the shop and start bending it into shape.

Salmon Run is all Hype

It looks like all the hype about the expected, great spring chinook run was just that, all hype. Louis and I have been out with all the other fishermen on the Clearwater and things have been real slow. I've seen a few fish caught, but nothing like expected. Today we had two on, and fought strong winds. But we're professional fishermen and we're going to be out here everyday, because we all know that "the worst day fishing is still better than the best day at work."

Getting Ready for Salmon Season

I'm keeping my eye on the fish count, and it looks like the spring chinook are slowly making their way toward the Clearwater. I'm thinking that my fishing partner Louie and I should probably see if we can't catch one this week. I tell my wife it's Research and Development, and if I'm going to be in the business, I'd better get as much R&D in as I can!



By the end of next week I should have some pictures of my new boat being built by HCM!

DREAM COME TRUE...in progress

I have exciting news, folks. My dream of owning my own company AND my own fishing boat are about to come true. My good friend Pat, owner of Snake River and Clearwater Guide Services is selling out. Come steelhead season I hope to have all the paperwork done and on my way to being the owner of Clearwater Guide Service. My wife has also agreed to become even poorer with me by building our own fishing boat. HCM is drawing it up, and hopefully in a couple of weeks we'll have some pictures posted of the progress.

We're a little scared, a little nervous, but a lot excited about this new venture. You'll still catch me driving tour boats up the Snake River in the summer, but you'll probably find me fishing on the Clearwater most days.