Sounds like you all had an Eamon Hoffman encounter. Fairly new young guide who is quickly developing a bad reputation on the river for pulling shit like this and yelling at anglers. Just the other day I watched him net a fish from the boat and row down the river quite a ways to anchor then...
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2020 Clackacraft Big Eddy (white boat with beige interior)
2017 Clackacraft trailer with upgraded wheels/tires and unmounted spare (not pictured)
360 walkaround with second forward seat (not pictured)
Front and rear anchor nest with stern motor bracket
9.5' Sawyer smoker bandit oars with...
You're right Steve, NMFS dictates the process but they gave the green light before the Forrest Service decided to shit into the fan. I blame NFS for this delay. Claims about BT encounters from boats having an effect on a population where retention is still allowed????? Who would...
NMFS isn't delaying the season, the bureaucratic process is. There are some very out of touch people at the Forest Service that are worried about Bull Trout encounters while fishing from boats holding things up. It's unfortunate that the WDFW District Bio acts like he is the director for the...