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I have only fished for Steelhead a twice in my life. Both times were on the Kalama River with my fishing guide friend, Monty Thierry from Reel Adventures Guide Service, my son John and my very good friend, Seth. Monty always put us on fish and the trips were tons of fun, but the last trip we were required to “catch and release” because the fish we caught were natives (meaning not hatchery fish). For me that took all the fun out of the trip and I will not be going steelhead fishing again as long as the odds are high for catching natives. Regardless of this, I will always have good memories of my two steelhead trips on the Kalama River.

Patty and I took our first camping trip in our new teardrop last summer in a local campground in early spring of last year. Since that time we have made several enjoyable trips up and down the valley and the Columbia River Gorge. This teardrop has been the best thing that we have done for a long time. What fun!

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The 25 foot Owens Craft was the first of two boats my father named the “Rhoda Alice”, my mother’s name. We fished the first Rhoda Alice out of Newport, Oregon the summers of 1965 and 66 and it was these two years that taught me the basics of seamanship.