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Steve,

I wanted to thank you guys and specifically Ryan for a great trip on Saturday. Ryan was an excellent guide! Putting us on fish all day and knowing exactly what the fish were keyed in on. I hope to be back out with him again soon. Attached is a pretty good picture.

Thanks also for sending my Loomis rod back to me! Please let me know when it's shipped so I can be looking for it.

Derek Page

Steve--I had a wonderful time and caught a few beautiful fish as a bonus.  Ryan is a superb guide, fisherman and boatman.  Couldn't ask for better.  As fisherpeople say, "he's a keeper".  Looking forward to more trips in the future--

Laird Patterson

Steve:

We had a wonderful outing and I would not hesitate to book another outing with Ryan, or recommend him to others. We greatly enjoyed our float with him. Pierre felt he learned a lot, and appreciated Ryan's mix of instruction and room to apply it. He represents the shop well.

Cheers...

Jeff Renner

Steve,

Thanks for the trip. First time fly fishing for steelhead for me (in 30 years any way) and probably first  time for Gene. We both learned a lot from you.  I think you removed  some of the mystery of fly fishing for steelhead.

We had a nice time in Abbotsford, Canada. I found a local fly shop and learned a few things about two-handed rods and tying BC flies.

As always, lunch was delicious. Let us know if there is a chance of doing the Klickitat again in Nov.

Elliot Endo

Ryan-Thanks for a good day and for finding the Baetis action. I just tied up some #20 Baetis Sparkle Duns, and hope I get a chance to try them.

If it's convenient , a note about access by the diversion dam would be appreciated.
 
Regards to you and Steve,
 
Stewart Scham

Steve and Ryan :

Here is the picture.  This is the estimated 20 inch rainbow that we took on the Yak.   The trip was a blast even though I didn't catch many fish.  This nice fish made the trip for me.  What fun!  Again, thanks for a great day on the Yakima.  I would recommend you 
guys any day.

My best.......

Larry Stephenson

August 4th-2009

Steve,

Thanks for the trip last week.  You and Russell did a great job.  It’s easy to fall out-of-practice with a fly-rod!  I need to do much more of that.

I had every good intention of sending pix to you for the website…too bad I completely screwed up and deleted the pix from the last day of my trip before getting them to my computer!  Damn!  I guess my fish can grow with each telling and no one can argue with me.

Anyway, I appreciated the trip and the chance to see you again!

Mike Battien

Commercial Writer/Producer-KCRG TV9

Steve:

Thank you for the great fishing trip I had yesterday.  Russell was  great, very helpful, patient, and I learned a great deal from him.  My  fishing technique improved immediately.  Again, thank you and I expect  to see you guys again.

Bruce Treichler

Steve

I just wanted to thank you for an wonderful day on the Yakima River. You are a fantastic guide and I thoroughly enjoyed the day with you, as I learn more about fly fishing in one day than twenty years. Your love for the river, the sport and your willingness to share your knowledge is clear all day.

Thank you for your flawless patience and your ability to guide me through the process of learning the correct methods for presenting the fly in the most natural method possible.

 I am looking forward to our next trip.  Thank you for everything!

Sincerely,

Dave Wilson

Steve,

I just finished writing an article for our club newspaper's November issue on our trip with the Worley Bugger.  Lisa and myself had an absolute wonderful time on our 10 year anniversary. (I'm still trying to figure out how I talked her into going fishing with me on our 10 year anniversary).  Russell was a fantastic guide and we appreciate all of his hard work.  The Northwest Fly Angler's and myself truly appreciates your generous donations to our club for our year-end fund raisers. I have already contacted our conservation committee chair and he is planning to put a group of us NFAer's together to come out and help at your annual Yakima River clean-up in February.
I cannot thank you enough for your help and generosity.  I will forward a copy of our club newsletter just as soon as I get it.

Thanks again and we'll see you soon.

Blake

PS. At this rate it looks like my Dolphins are going to meet your Steelers in the Playoffs!

Steve

We had a great day fishing with Ryan, it was fun and we learned a lot. We look forward to fishing with Ryan sometime in the near future.

Thanks again

Doug Anderson

Steve,

Steve,

Our float was very good and I think Russell did a great good job even w/ the number of rafters that we there. I would like to schedule another trip, maybe later in September but would also be     interested in an earlier start just incase the rafters are still active.

Thanks and we will see you soon

.Mike Martin

Steve-
 
Danny was great, he was very patient, and gave us a lot of instruction.  I learned a lot.  Jonathan had only fished 2 times before, and he caught more fish than I did, and Danny was really helpful in teaching him the casting basics.  Fishing was difficult, so we didn't catch a lot of fish, but we both had a great time, and are hoping to be able to come back in the fall and do some fishing with Danny again.
 
I've been on a few guided trips and dealt with the cocky guides, so I appreciated Danny, and his patience, he made the trip very enjoyable.

Thanks,
 
Jim Darrin

Steve:

I hand an exceptionally wonderful time both during the fly fishing class as well as the float trip!  Tim is amazing and his knowledge and passion for the sport are evident!  Danny was a great guide. He was congenially, knowledgeable, accommodating, interesting, and just plain fun! He is a guide that is there to make the most for the customer. It is evident that the customers' needs are at the fore of his attention. I appreciated his expertise very much! I hope to receive the photo of my BIG fish soon! Again, it was an exceptional experience and I appreciate and acknowledge to all of you the level of professionalism, passion, experience, and knowledge!

Thank you so very much!

Janet Zombro

Steve

All of my gear I ordered via your website landed today here in Saskatchewan and everything is more than I expected...amazing!  Thank you so much.  Their will be a little work on my part to get to know my gear  and then I am off... thanks for the Pike flies I will try them next week. That reel is so beautiful.  Again thanks for the great service and perfect delivery.

Breydin South

Hey guys,

I wanted to thank you for a great couple of days fishing.  Steve and Danny are both outstanding guides.  The Big Hole is high and muddy now, but the trip with you guys got me stoked to do some serious fishing as soon as it clears up a little.  Remind Danny that he needs to send me over those pictures from our trip, I have some people I want to send the picture of that nice rainbow to.  Thanks again for everything-- I learned a lot fishing with you --the entire experience was great--and I hope to do it again sometime.

Eric Tither

Steve:

We had a great time today. Thank you Zack and thank you Worley Bugger.

Russ Hadley

Mark Murray

Steve

Just a note to let you know that Heather and I had a great time on the river Saturday.

Ryan did a nice job helping my daughter learn how to cast. And in spite of the snow (can't believe its late April!) and few fish, the float was wonderful. I would love to get a copy of the photo of the 18" rainbow we landed..

We're looking forward to our next trip down the Yakima. Please keep us in mind and let us know when it would a good time for dry fly fishing this summer.

Regards,

Steve, thanks for setting my son Gus and me up yesterday.  Ryan was a terrific guide and mentor for us, with a patient, easy going and enjoyable manner, and put Gus at ease.   Although our photos are not going in your hall of fame for Most Fish Caught, it was a perfect introduction for us and accomplished my main goal:  Gus will be back!

Bob Fikso

March 25th-2008

Steve,

I had a very good drift on the Yakima River on Monday, March 24, 2008 with Danny as my guide. The weather was cold but sunny in the morning turning to sunny and warmer in the early afternoon then to mostly cloudy and cooler in the late afternoon. The water temperature was 41 degrees when we started, warming up to 43 by late afternoon.

I did not catch a lot of fish on this trip but the four that I did catch were decent fish and all put up a good fight.  I started off with a nice fat 14 inch Rainbow trout in the morning, and then I caught a decent sized Whitefish. 

After a great lunch there was a small hatch of Skwalla Stoneflies coming off, not many but some of the fish were paying attention and were feeding on the surface. Danny managed to temporarily capture a female Skwalla Stonefly and I tried to take some pictures of this fast crawling insect.

I managed to catch one really nice and fat 16 inch Rainbow on a Skwalla dry fly. I cast to the rising fish and it took my fly the way it was taking the real Skwallas, with tons of gusto. Once it felt the hook it went airborne and jumped a total of three times.  I had a good fight getting the Bow to the boat. That was one of those moments that will be filed in my memory bank, to be relived time and again.

Later on I caught a rather large Whitefish that put up a good fight.

Overall, it was a good day of fishing for me and I totally enjoyed myself.

Larry Gibbs

Hello, My buddy Doug and I were on a guided trip this past Friday with Danny Snider.  Excellent guide - very helpful and prepared.
 
Many thanks,

Will Faber

Hello Worley Bugger Fly Co.

Got my gear last week. Its so cool!  Got it late one evening. So by first light next morning, I went to the soccer-field to try it out.  Damn, the Z-axis #5 is a nice rod! Somewhere between magic and art!

Then I had a feeling of a sure catch, if I went fishing... Couldn't resist to take the new gear, to the nearby coastline. Had to test the Galvan Torque!  And guess what... After only an half hour of fishing...BANG! A nice Sea trout got hooked on my size 6 "Mickey Finn" in Danish colors (white/red).

Have to say its not the season to be that lucky, here in Denmark.  But there I was. With a nice fish on the line, putting up a good fight. Frozen fingers holding my new gear and the biggest smile on my face! Awesome!

Thanks for perfect service. Hope to use your shop again soon!

All the best.

Thomas Vince
Denmark

Let me take this moment to say How impressed I am of  your on line store. I now see that your not just a hole in the wall in some dark alley like all the other stores on line. By the presentation of the store photos, one can tell that one with knowledge works there. I will be getting back with you on some of the products I am searching for in the future. I just hope your as knowledgeable in that area as you are impressive on line.

Respectfully Your Tom Travis

Martin and I really enjoyed our two days with Dan Snider.  He was a wonderful quide : friendly, hard working and eager to teach. I gave your name to a friend, Tom Palmiere who was with Dan the day before we arrived.  He also had good things to say about Dan.

Thanks again,

Steve Green 

Steve,

Just a quick note to say thanks for the great day yesterday on the Klickitat:  great guide, great lunch, great scenery with fall colors everywhere, and a KING SALMON on a fly!  Made my day. 

Regards,

Randy Hageman

Hi Steve,
 
Great fishing trip. Thank you for excellent service. Enjoyed fishing with Danny as guide. He is fun to be with and did his best to get us 
into fish. If we did not hook fish where he told us there was fish it was our fault for either poor presentation or lack of attention.
 
Hope to see you in the Spring and Fall next year.

Elliot Endo

Steve, and the crew;

Steve -

I hope the season continues as successful as our trip with you. I've handed your business card to fishermen in Federal way. My hope is that they will use your services often. For myself, we'll go fishing every chance I get to travel to the Pacific Northwest.

Thank you for the best day on the water ever. I'll be in touch soon. 

Craig "Buzz" Anderson

Steve and Tim,

We enjoyed the Yakima trip with Danny immensely, he was a "good guy" using my son Curran's description. Very patient with both of us which definitely took some doing and made for a much better experience. Thank him for us again.

Thanks again guys, that Klickitat has me intrigued, loved the Yakima except for that bloody wind!

Best regards,
Jon Chew

Steve:

Thanks again for everything. Zack and Danny were great and we now have a new favorite river in Wash. We look forward to doing business with you guys again.

Best Regards,

Andrew Hosford

Hi Steve, Danny and Tim,

We would like to thank you for a great time yesterday, August 20, 2007 "on the river"!!!  You all were very considerate in so many ways.
I would like to commend our guide, Danny Snider!  He isvery professional!!! We enjoyed his company, his fishing, boat-handling, teaching, story-telling and cooking skills, his attitude and his knowledge of the outdoors.

We enjoyed Tim's sharing in the shop of his knowledge of fishing, the Yakima River valley and his overall knowledge of "bugs and fish".

Steve, you have a great group of people associated with your shop. I appreciated your honoring my gift certificate for the tour even though I was not able to do it last year and had to extend the time to this year. I enjoyed your presentation at last month's meeting of the Washing Fly fishing Club (WFFC).

Thanks for making it all happen!

Best Regards,

John Townsell and Jeff Crombie

Steve:

I know that Danny took some photos & we'd love a copy, if possible. We had a great time.

Thanks.

Damon L. Nasman

Steve,

About three weeks ago in July, myself (Tim McHale, Fort Belvoir, Virginia) and Harley Moberg from Seattle, Washington took a great two day drift boat trip with Danny Snider. We had a great time!!!  Danny did a great job taking care of us.

While on the trip Danny took a lot of digital pictures of the good times we had catching some fish. I have been telling all my friends about your outstanding guide service and I have directed them to your web site to look at the pictures of our trip.

Thanks again for the super fishing trip. . .I look forward to seeing the pictures and sharing with my family and friends.

Tim McHale

Danny,

Thanks for taking my son Austin and I out last week.  We had a terrific time and extra credit to you for the "paper towel" run!  It really was a ton of fun and it was priceless to have the little guy cast, hook and land that fish as the clock was running out on us.  I only wish we could have spent another couple hours walking the stream.

If you were able to download the photos you took I'd love to see them.

Thanks,

Robert Koort, CFA

August 1st-2007

Steve:

I would like to take the time and let you know what a great day Jay and I had when we fished the Yakima River on Saturday 07/21 with Danny Snider.

The fishing was amazing; my adrenaline was flowing all day. Danny provided us with an enormous amount of knowledge and applied a lot of extra effort to give us as many chances as possible at the “premium” holding water. Excellent lunch too.

That was the most fun you can have! (With pants still on)  We will be back in the fall.

Thanks,

Chris Gaylord

Danny,

This is Joey Bowden writing you, I went on a guide trip with Michael Thursday the 19th. I just wanted to thank you for teaching me so much, I learned a ton and had a blast. keep up the great work!

Joey Bowden

Matt Hyde

Steve:

Danny Snider made a great day for us when my son Alex and I fished the Yakima for the first time last Tuesday.

While we were not able to get any fish into the boat, memorable trips are not measured by fish alone.  Danny did a great job with a couple of real rookies and a pretty fast-moving river.  He seems like he could do well with both experienced and inexperienced fishermen and was very good company the whole day - never a complaint or sign of impatience despite our obvious lack of previous experience.

I have already recommended your company to several colleagues and hope to fish with you again when I am in the area.  Thanks for the fond memories.

Robert E. Bohn

Steve:

Just a note of thanks to you and especially Jeff for last Friday's trip. I've floated the Madison, Bighorn, and Bighole; this trip was just as
good if not better in many ways. I've never caught as many large fish in one day and the smaller ones fought just as well as many large one's inmost rivers. The 5 inch Chinook was a bonus. Jeff did a super job maintaining his patience and professionalism because had it been me, I might have lost my mind. I want to believe lunch was outstanding because of the quality of food/service and not the fact that we hadn't eaten in 7 hours. Nonetheless, lunch was great and the opportunity to catch another nice trout while Jeff prepared it was another bonus. I will certainly recommend your service to others in the Ft. Lewis community.

Thanks again for a great day.

LTC Dennis Smith

Steve:

Just wanted to tell you what a great time I had out on the river with Danny yesterday. He was very knowledgeable, gave me lots of good tips, and, along with a 19-inch Rainbow, restored my faith in the Yakima.

Many thanks for helping me to celebrate my 50th birthday.

Bill Barry

Steve

My brother-in-law and I fished with Jeff and had a great time.  He is very proficient with everything he does.  Other people on the river weren’t having the best of days and we slammed the fish.  Jeff was so informative of the river, bugs, fish, and why we were doing and what we were doing. I would recommend Jeff to anyone for a fishing guide.  To top off our great time lunch was unbelievable.

Thank you Jeff!

Phillip Burdick

Steve, 

May 1st-2007

Guys,

As I'm back at work here in Pennsylvania, I keep glancing out the window and think of the GREAT time I had with Danny on the Yakima.  Danny was as patient a guide as he was an hospitable host.  I rarely have seen a guide get as excited when his client has "a fish on."  His enthusiasm only reveals the love of the sport.  I learned something about hatches, and I really appreciated the coaching and the criticizing of my technique while we were on the river.

I informed my friends and relatives in the Tri-Cities of my wonderful experience with Worley-Bugger.  They were glad to learn of the type of fishing to be had on a different part of the Yak.  There is no doubt that I will plan to schedule another outing with you.  Maybe I'll try to get back during the smallmouth season.  We'll see!

Thanks again for making my day with W-B one of the highlights of my week in Washington.

Scott Brinkmeyer
Pittsburgh, PA

I was just going to drop a line to Steve and Danny to express my sincere thanks. I received my new Z-Axis rod and Nautilus reel in the mail today and I could not be more pleased. The personalization on the rod is fantastic. Thank you for filling the unusual request, and doing so in two weeks flat to my door. You were great to deal with and I can't wait to hit the river with my new gear. My only regret is that I didn't order a t-shirt or hat so I could advertise on the trout stream.

Thank you again,

Matt Bolden

Steve,

Where do I start.  My friend Chris Kenaley and I had an amazing day on the Yakima with Zak yesterday 2/25/07. You were right, Zak is a really good guy and a great guide. He got us into some big fish and had some very helpful pointers. The scenery on the river in the Winter was breathtaking. I always thought of the Yakima for Summer fishing, I never knew the Winter season would be this great. I even hooked and landed my first Cutthroat on the river and Chris caught one of those 5 pound Yakima suckers. I look forward to the next guided trip with your guide service.

Jason Plank

February 28th 2007

Steve:

I would like to take the time and let you know that my son and I floated the Yakima River on Sunday 2/25 with Danny Snider. The weather was miserable….but we did not even notice. Danny was fantastic; he tried everything in his power to get us a fish, was very patient with two VERY novice fly fisherman. We did land a beautiful rainbow. Danny took a picture with my son and I with the fish, and we can’t wait to receive them via e-mail. Again thank you for a GREAT day; we will be back and will want Danny for sure.  

Ron Miller

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Steve:

Steve,

 I have to say that this float trip was outstanding. My son Cooper age 14 and I were guided by Jeff Comella. Jeff put us into fish immediately but best of all was how he worked with my son teaching him how to nymph. One could tell that Jeff really enjoyed watching and helping others catch fish without over instructing.

We both truly appreciated everything.


Richard Stoulil

Steve,

I would just like to say, you have the best bunch of guides I have ever fished with.  We were out a couple of weeks ago with the Leviton/Martin group and had the best time ever.  So I am send this email not only to tell you that, but to also say Danny should get a bonus, he was the best guide I have ever fished with.  And the other guys said the same about there's.  Thanks again for a great time, we will be back.

Thanks again
Matt Mattiello
WG Technologies

Just wanted to thank you for another outstanding trip with Danny on the Yakima last week.  We caught alot of nice fish, had a great lunch on the river, and much appreciate all of Danny's help, patience and personality. It was a great day, we'll be back to fish with Danny and Worley-Bugger again.

Jared & Billie Weeks
Edgewood, Wa.

Hi, Steve--

Thanks for sending me a copy of the Worley-Bugger weekly update. I know that it is traditional for guides to exaggerate the size of the fish caught, but it seems to me that you have digitally altered the photo of the huge extreme native steelie I caught Oct. 2. In the photo it appears very much SMALLER than it actually was.  Additionally, my forearms, which my wife tells me are very buff, appear to be somewhat
spindly and white in the photo.  My suspicions were also aroused when I noted that my head and chins were made to appear grotesquely LARGE. The proof of digital chicanery is that the picture is BACKWARDS. Fortunately, I was able to obtain a copy of the original, unaltered photo which is attached.  You have my permission to publish it with the heading "Mike Pehlke, famous fly angler, catches trophy fish as Doug Ragee goes for drinks".

Seriously, thanks for a great trip, Steve.  My wife is still looking at her calendar but we would love to make another trip with you this fall.

Mike Pehlke

Hey guys, My dad and I floated the river with Jeff on Thursday Sept 28. He got a couple of pictures of me and a few rainbows I caught.  Could you send me the jpegs?  And maybe post the pics on your site so I can direct my friends to it?
We had a great time and I can't recommend Jeff's services enough.  He's a great guide and a great guy and was super helpful making our day on the Yak a day to remember.  Both my dad and I like to fish-fish-fish, and while Jeff let us set the pace, there was no wearing him out.  On the contrary, we were fished-out by the end of the day.  Just how we like it!

You guys are a great resource.

Sincerely, Ron Schmeer.

Hello Steve,

This is just a line to say "Thank you" for having such a responsive and helpful guide operation.

Just over two weeks ago, while we were in Soap Lake, my wife Jan, and I, and our old friends and fishing buddies Ralph and Pam realized we all had the following Monday off after our fishing day on Sunday. We called Saturday the 16th from Notaris Lodge, spoke to Ryan, who was able to arrange for Jeff and Danny to take us out on the 18th. We had a fine time. Ryan got all the details collected well for the arrangement, there was flexibility enough so we could meet a bit after 9 am and still get off the water in time to get home at a reasonable hour, and the fishing was excellent. I know Pam and Ralph were happy with Jeff, and we were very pleased with Danny. He was very good at adapting to Jan's and my differing skill and interest levels. Jan is a casual fisher, enjoys fly-fishing and the Yakima experience and sunshine. I like all that as well, but would fish from before dawn 'til after dusk and forget to eat. He kept track of  where our flies were at all times, gave very helpful feedback and suggestions, was always thinking of something next to do if what we used wasn't picking up fish, was patient with us when the fish struck and we didn't. He was clearly there to tailor our trip to us, and succeeded.

Our first experience on the Yakima for float trip fishing was probably 15 years or so ago with Tim Irish. The trip with the expert and the pampered lunch of steak or other barbecue was a wonderful luxury. Over the years with some other guides, the trip became more utilitarian - still good - I don't think you can have a bad time fishing, and in particular floating the Yakima. However, this trip brought back the attentiveness, river/fishing knowledge and overall class of the first time we made such a trip. It was a delight.
In years past we'd brought a nice wine to have with lunch. When lunch went to sandwich fare, wine just didn't seem like the right thing anymore. With this trip and the lunch plus excellent hosts, we were back in a fine-wine quality trip.

Lastly, it wasn't 'til close to the end of our float that we learned this is the rookie year for Danny. He's obviously had enough other experience with people skills and fishing to put it together for his guide career. Cases in point are his very beginning questions to find out about just what kind of trip and day we wanted, his excellent demeanor through brief little weather adjustments (jackets off and stowed, back out on on, off again, stowed again), the patience with line tangles, knots etc of the fishing day, and the ability to deal with all of that, keep the boat in the right places, the flies right and in the right places, etc. Generally, on our trips we catch a few average trout, miss a few more, and Jan or I might get one serious fish in the 18 inch+  range. This trip we had the strikes, were a little slow on our uptake at times (the fish and Danny did their part), and had a fine time. However, this time it was my turn for the big fish, and there were not one but 3 fish landed each in the 18+  range. Actually, since it's already a couple weeks since the catching, and I have a true fisherman memory, they were probably 19 or 20 inches...

So, I could go on, but this is turning into a longer e-mail already. I also want to come back to browse the shop with some time since the equipment and materials looked pretty nice in the short time we were getting set to go out.
 

We had a great time, great weather, great guides, fishing, lunch, - everything. Next Yakima trip, we know who to call.

Thanks very much. I'm sure we'll see each other more.

John and Jan Nimlos
Ralph and Pam Neighbor

Steve:

Thanks for the pics and the good time. As always we had a great time floating the Yak and spending time with you. We hopped around quite a bit on Weds but the fishing was SLOWWWW!.

Thanks for everything and see you again next year about the same time. Good luck with the new little package and enjoy them while you have them. They grow up fast.

Jeff

p.s next time make Gene catch smaller fish than mine....

Hi Danny, just wanted to thank you again for a great day on the water last Friday and for helping my son. 

Thanks

George Brill.

Steve:

Thanks for the great pics and a tremendous day on the river.  What a great experience.  Lets schedule a day on the Klickitat in October.

Doc Z

Dear Steve Worley:

Danny was our guide and did exactly what we asked him to do. He checked out our skills and equipment before we left. He asked us what we wanted out of the day and we got that and more.

Our goal was to see more river, learn how to recognize the progression of flies throughout the day and pick up added fishing skills. He was on us every minute about mending. This is good because I'm really hard headed about old bad habits and I appreciated that. He did a great job timing our arrival at the "wall" and fixed a mean lunch.  I plan to do it again!

Sincerely,

Gregg Knowles and Fishing Partner Jack Cole

On August 30, a novice lady friend, Dixie, and I floated/fished the Yakima with Jeff Comella. Jeff proved to be an outstanding guide and teacher. He immediately put us at ease and his instructions to Dixie were clear, thorough, and created enthusiasm and confidence. She had a good day and proved to be quite a natural, but credit goes to Jeff's skill as a fisherman and teacher. We would and will float with him again.

Thanks Jeff!

Larry Rayner

Steve,

Outstanding day on the Yak. One of my best guided fishing days ever.  Nice job,

Randy Reber

Danny,

I wanted to thank you for the wonderful float trip down the Yak.  My dad and I had a great time and really learned a lot.  It was a 2 in 1 trip, as we gained great experience as well as the chance to catch a few fish.

You really went all out trying to maximize our trip by stopping to tie on flies when we frequently lost them.  I appreciate your approach to trying out a variety of dry flies, nymphs and streamers.

Both my dad and I have been talking you guys up to our friends and colleagues.  Thanks for having us spend your 30th birthday with you!

Brian Reisenauer

Steve,

We just called and booked our 2nd trip with Danny Snider on the Yakima. My wife Billie and I fished with Danny in early July and had one of our best fishing experiences yet. Danny is professional, attentive and courteous. He shared his in depth knowledge of the sport and river with ease, and put us on fish throughout the trip.  Billie hooked and lost a slab and Danny was probably more excited than we were. It was a great day and Danny is a terrific guide.  We can't wait to get back on the river on October.

Thanks for the great experience,

Jared & Billie Weeks

Danny,

I wanted to thank you for the wonderful float trip down the Yak.  My dad and I had a great time and really learned a lot.  It was a 2 in 1 trip, as we gained great experience as well as the chance to catch a few fish.

You really went all out trying to maximize our trip by stopping to tie on flies when we frequently lost them.  I appreciate your approach to trying out a variety of dry flies, nymphs and streamers.

Both my dad and I have been talking you guys up to our friends and colleagues.  Thanks for having us spend your 30th birthday with you!

Brian Reisenauer

We wanted to thank Jeff for yet another awesome day on the river!  We had no fewer than 20 fish in the boat, and a few others that we should have had! As always, Jeff was patient, funny, hard working and a great chef for lunch. His knowledge of the river and the fish makes fishing so great!   We're looking forward to fishing with him again soon,

Jon & Ann Husebys

My son-in law, Rick Jesus and I just returned from one of your guided float trips down the Yakima River. Our guide, Jeff Comella couldn't have done a better job. In addition to displaying a lot of skill and knowledge on the river he also displayed a lot of patience with a couple of novice fishermen. He explained as well as demonstrated several knots and fly set ups which we both appreciated, and spent a lot of time untangling our mistakes. Showing us a good time was his first priority. He put on a great lunch and put us over some nice fish, even though river conditions weren't great. I highly recommend Jeff if your looking for a first class guide.

Steve Spencer

Dear Steve and Jeff

My son and I went out on the Yakima on August 7th. Fantastic trip! I am sure it was a tough challenge for Jeff --we didn't get to the shop till almost noon. I am a very experienced angler, I take several guided trips a year but my son had NEVER casted a fly rod!  So here we were, a complete rookie, a seasoned angler and the heat of the day...Jeff pulled it off in style. I got loads of fish, my son learned to fish and caught a respectable number. He learned to cast. Jeff was patient, knowledgeable, and cooked a terrific lunch. Jeff is one of the best guides I have ever had. Thanks guys!

Steve Johnson

Hey Jeff and Danny,

Just wanted to send you a big THANKS for our trip on the Yak last Wed and Thurs. We all had a great time and you guys were the reason why.  Your patience with both the river conditions and with us was outstanding. And your river-side lunches were AWESOME!  Hope you had as much fun with us as we did with you!   We'll be back for more soon.

Stay cool.

Wayne A. Miller

I just took a trip w/ Danny last Friday. We floated the flatlands (I think) down to the KOA in Ellensburg. It was an awesome trip!! Danny was
a great guide ... totally patient and very thorough in answering every question I had about casting technique, hatches, the nature of water, etc. He could even tell me about all of the bugs and pupae I was wondering about on the bottom of the river!! I also felt like I got plenty of quality time in the good spots (anchoring the boat, getting out, working certain stretches for a time, etc). I am definitely planning on another trip w/ him in October or later in the winter. Thanks much to Steve too, for helping w/ my reel and giving me great advice. You guys are great. I am in the market for a new rod so I'll be in touch w/ the shop.

Thanks again. -

Jordan Shay

Hey Steve,

I would like to say thank you to Danny for a great trip Saturday July 1st.  I called on Friday afternoon and he found a way to make himself available as everyone was booked.  My wife and I floated the tree farm section with him and had a blast.  He positioned the boat just right and always had us on good water to fish.
We had to do nothing except cast the fly line as Danny did everything else.  Oh, and as usual, the lunch was great!  Danny has a lot of knowledge of the area being a local and was a blast to talk to on the trip
as well.  He showed us a couple great out of the way areas, and I was able to land a 17" rainbow at one.
Anyway, thanks again Danny for a great day of fishing. Steve, I will be back this fall for a little more of Blackstone.

 Brian Kenkman

Jeff,

Thanks again for the great trip.   Will  contact the shop about  the 2nd day  makeup at a time convenient for you (no other trip scheduled).  I will probably make it a two day, even separated by a day or two if that works better for you. 

Cheers,

Roger Malfait

Thanks to Jeff for an incredible day on the Yakima.  Jeff has an excitement about fishing that is contagious and a knowledge of the river
that was second to none.  Add to that his ability to somehow row the boat, retie the tangle in a leader, and pass a drink from the cooler, all at the same time.

It was a great day.  We will see you in October for Steelhead.

Regards,

Matt Kusche

To Jeff and Worley-Bugger staff

Just wanted to drop you guys a quick line and tell you what a wonderful time my father and I had fishing on the Yakima last week. Jeff Comella guided our trip and what a trip it was!!!!! Jeff made us feel right at home with his knowledge of the river and professional teaching attitude. He comes highly recommended by both my father and I. He made our trip one of the most memorable fishing experiences I've ever had!!!!!

Thanks again Jeff,

Steve and Fred Galassi

I would like to thank Steve and Danny for helping me as much as they have. I am very new to fly fishing. The crew at the W-B has helped me
more than anyone else. They made fly fishing fun and exciting for me (I can actually catch fish now). Steve, thanks for the waders, flys, tips, and great conversation.

Loyal Customer,
Joshua Fleury

Steve,

I wanted to thank you for a fantastic time at Blackstone Lake last weekend.  You provide a excellent service with ease and I couldn't have had a better time. I can't wait for my next excursion with the Worley-Bugger Fly Company.

Best regards,

Paul VanSickle
Covington, WA

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I've been fly fishing for well over 20 years now and consider my self a fairly seasoned angler.  I had the opportunity to fish with Jeff last month on the Yak and I got to tell you it was great!  I've fished with a hand full of other guides before but, this trip was one of my most enjoyable and memorable. Jeff gave me a few casting tips that were very helpful. Did I mention LUNCH? Incredible! Streamside steak! Everyone in our party of 4 had a great time.

Thanks again!

Jamen Carrizosa

We enjoyed a great trip on the Yakima on October 22nd.  Jeff is a great guide; both knowledgeable of the river and fun to be with.  We will be back!!  -

Jason & Candice Hardt

Hello everyone,

My wife Alisa and I had an AWESOME TIME on the Klickitat with Steve on Saturday!  BIG THANK YOU STEVE!  I caught my first Pacific Northwest steelhead, and Alisa caught the biggest trout she has ever caught. 

Alisa and I look forward to fishing with Steve again soon.

Best regards,

I just came back from another amazing guided fly fishing trip with Jeff. Not only does Jeff show you where and what to use to catch huge rainbow: he cooks a sweet meal as well!

Jeff you rock!

Paul & Jason

Sumner, WA

Thanks for a wonderful trip yesterday, Sunday October 9th. Both Jake and I had a great time. It was the first time on a float trip for the both of us and although the river was low we appreciated your effort to get us into the
fish all day. The weather was beautiful,  the riverside BBQ fantastic and your fly fishing tips extremely helpful. Thanks for the casting lesson. My wrist is fine but my shoulder is aching after 8 1/2 hours on the river. I must of learned something, right!!

Thanks again,

Dave Schick
Fox Island, WA.

September 26th-2005

Steve,

We really enjoyed our experience and thought Jeff was an awesome guide!!

Jennifer Skorny

Steve and Joe,

Thanks again for a great day on the Yak last Sunday.  Between the guiding, fishing, and catching the day was just hard to beat.  The food, as usual, was fantastic, the best on the river, and we can’t forget the potatoes that Ms. Joe made for us.  Please pass on to her that they were “the best”.  

One thing if you get a chance, please email the pictures that were taken that day to me.  I am making a CD of all the pictures and videos for everyone.  IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS ! ! !

Sincerely, The Big Trip Gang:

Tom Larson
John Borger
Geoff Carson

To Joe and Crew:

My son and I caught a drift a couple of weeks ago and had the best time.  I really appreciate being able to line us up a great guide.  We caught plenty of fish and the weather was perfect.  I was impressed with the help and encouragement you gave us.  I hope to try again in early Oct.

I'll recommend you guys to my flybrain buddies from the west side.

Thanks again,

Dan and Adam Fischer

Dear Steve,

Thanks for taking Todd and I out on Sept. 17th.  Todd and I really enjoyed the trip down the Klickitat.  My experience definitely will bring me back chasing the beautiful fish we call Steelhead.  It was great fun and definitely a challenge.  You provided the perfect setting for the both of us to have a good chance to catch fish and have a very memorable day.  I surely will return to the Klick to pursue Steelys on the fly in the future. 

Todd seems like he enjoyed the trip and is contemplating purchasing a fly rod.  I'll definitely be giving your name as a contact place to go for steelys out here in MT to the local fly shops.  Please send me the pics from the trip when you can. I look forward to setting up my next float down the Klick in the future.

Sincerely,

Joseph Gill
Helena, MT

September 17th-2005

Thanks for the float on Thursday Steve.  Continued luck with your business!

Thanks for great time.

Ron Enyeart

Hi Steve,

We took a guided half day trip with Jeff on Wednesday morning (August 3) and had a great time- we caught 6 pretty nice Rainbow trout- Jeff was very patient and knowledgeable (we learned a whole bunch of new knots and tips about gear) as we were fairly new at fly fishing. He took two pictures with his digital camera that afternoon- could you have him email them to me at this email address please? That would be awesome. Thanks again for the great day- when we come back to go fly-fishing, we'll definitely use you guys and hopefully Jeff will be available.

Thanks!

V/R Sarah Soja

Steve:

My son and I fished with Jeff Comella on the 8th of July. We had a great time, Jeff was very patient with all our tangles and lost bugs.  His
knowledge of the river and all the insects was awesome. He is a very personable guy. I highly recommend him to anybody looking to fish the Yakima and also he cooks one mean steak. I have had nothing but positive experiences with everyone at the Worley Bugger shop. Thanks for a great trip Jeff.

Jim Reed

WOW...
We really didn't know what to expect outside of a day floating on our favorite river. Our guide, Jeff Comella was a lot of fun to spend the day
with, A true master of the river area we floated and one hell of a cook.  Jeff's focus was fishing and fun, he was a wealth of knowledge, which my buddy and enjoyed so much of the learning process that became our day with Jeff. His knowledge of the river was particularly impressive, whenever Jeff said to cast our lines a certain distance or in a certain direction, to mend a bit...There was always a strike. It was almost weird how well versed he was with the river and the fish. He set us up about 3 hours into the trip
out of the boat, nymphing a nice stretch, a stretch Neither of us would have stopped at before, by the 4th cast I was into a beautiful fish; we all got into the boat and chased it down to land it safely, about 300 yards away,
what an experience!!!  To top it all, Grilled Rib Eye Steaks with Corn on the Cob, Gratin Potatoes, Garlic Bread and Salad. SOOO WORTH IT !!!
We'll be back Soon!!

All the best Guys

Jason Wilson & Paul McTaggart

Steve,

Time and time again my friend you show us a great time.  Jeff Comella and the Worley Bugger Fly Co. guide a fantastic trip.  After spending yet another day with Jeff floating the Yak I can't wait to go back again, and believe me we will. This is the 4th or 5th trip and it will definitely not be my last.  I keep saying this over and over, Jeff Comella is the truth!

Thanks Jeff.

Mark Short
Janicki Industies

Jeff Comella was the best fishing guide I have ever spent a day with.  His enthusiasm is infectious.   He not only got me to where the fish
were but got me over my hang-up about casting double nymphs.  I'm sure that my day with him will improve the productivity of my nymph fishing from here on.  As an added bonus he cooks a perfect steak.  I look forward to more trips with Jeff in the future.

Mark Vossler

June 22nd-2005

Steve:

Thanks so much for showing my Dad and I a great time last Friday, June 17.  Even though we didn’t catch a ton of fish, the fish we did catch were awesome.  I just wish I could have spent more time with my line in the water instead of re-tying and untangling all day ;)  You really worked hard for us, and we thoroughly enjoyed your company.  You are a fine guide and run a first class operation – the shore lunch was pretty darn good as well!

Thanks again and I hope to fish with you again soon.

Sincerely, 

Steve:

We had a GREAT trip with Jeff last Saturday.  Nice fish, great weather (even the thunderstorm which only lasted long enough for Jeff's
outstanding New York Strip; BBQ lunch. Super Lunch, Education and Yakima River bonding.  Danny got our gear ready and everyone at the fly shop helped make our trip spectacular!!!!

Thanks for being here and doing what you do....We have been on several guided trips nationally.....this one is definitely in the forefront!!!!  See
you in September for Blackstone Lake!!!!

Lee Cohen

Steve:

Jeff Comella did a super guide job for me and Doc Huseby on Friday. We would use him again anytime!  Can I get the photo of the nice cutthroat and the minitrout he put me on?

Thanks

Jonathan Brisman

June-1st-2005

Steve:

Linda and I both really enjoyed the trip down the Yakima, hope to do it again with you.

Dale Burrier

Well its been 7 days since we floated the river, and still have fish on the brain!  Owner Steve, Danny at the shop, and of course our guide
Jeff, who's knowledge of the river, professional yet never judgmental guidance had us on fish all day, seasoned and novice fisherman a like. The
Worley bugger has a complete package. It start's shop side and seamlessly flows to the float, their dedication to customer service is obvious.

Jeff's patient attention & sense of humor made all the difference with the novice in our group. oh! did I mention he makes a mean chicken lunch!:)

Thanks again guys see you next time,

Sean Gallagher

Steve,

Just a quick report on our charter with Jeff last Monday.

Jeff did a great job so we had a very enjoyable trip.  We had the opportunity to hook a number of fish and were successful on some, though I was surprised at the number of whitefish that we landed.  He was so persistent; it was well after 6pm when we reached the take-out point.  That was nice because I hooked a very nice rainbow just above there and landed it
on the ramp.

Lunch was wonderful.  One gets the feeling that Jeff has done this a few times before.  Jeff is truly a very proficient professional.  The weather could not have been better, but I suspect that you will take credit for that rather than giving the credit to Jeff.

Thanks again for the great trip.

Dave Vladimiroff

Steve,

Scott and I had a great time on Sat.  Even though the weather was not so great, and there was no hatch, we still caught a bunch of fish (lots of white fish) and we learned a bit more about fishing with nymphs.  Jeff did a great job, he really made the trip a great experience.

Thanks for everything.

Thanks

Todd Heimes

Jeff,
    Thank you for a great day of fishing! We had a great time. I forgot to ask you, please, to send on to me the picture of me and my rainbow!
Thank you again, and thank your wife for giving you up on Mother's Day.    T

The Husebys, aka, the great Whitefish slayers!!

PS does the flyshop there have a new hat for Jon that reads: Got Whitefish?

I've said it before and i'll say it again, Jeff Comella is the TRUTH! A beautiful day on Blackstone Lake, monster trout, a great lunch and even better guide.  Never once was Jeff not working with my group to make the necessary changes to catch fish.  This stuff never gets old, Thanks Jeff, and we'll be see in you again very soon.

Mark Short

Hey Steve,

Thanks for a great couple of days. We both enjoyed fishing with you a whole lot.  I've been singing your praises as well since I got back.

Thanks again.

Keith And Ed

Capt. Keith Robinns
206-283-6680 Office
206-295-7031 Boat
www.salmonguide.com

April 21st-2005

Hi Steve,

I enjoyed fishing with you on Tuesday.  I’ve already had a lot of mileage from the “one that got away.” My fisherman friends all understand…  

Thanks again,

Dumont Jones

My buddy and I just complete two days on the Yakima with Jeff Comella as our guide. We enjoyed ever aspect of the trip, from the moment we set into the Worley-Bugger to our parting good-byes. Jeff gave us a excellent overall experience, with good humor, good food and good fishing.  This is a definite return trip for us.

Scott Dohner

Marc Chapman

Jeff,  .

We had a great time, the beautiful weather helped.  Our guide, Jeff Comella, was knowledgeable, helpful, and had a good attitude through out the day.  He knows where the fish are in the river and what they are eating, when the are!  We wanted to learn and he was a good, patient teacher.  I also appreciated his safety consciousness, who wants to take a swim in March?


 Richard Norris
 Dean of Administration and Finance

I am still in fantasy land.  I close my eyes and see myself back on Blackstone anticipating the next strike.  Of course you are never ready for it and the jolt of the strike makes you open your eyes and hold on.  Another big boy!

Myself and 3 other guys just enjoyed a fantastic trip on Blackstone this past Wednesday.  This was not our first time on your lake, but I think it was the most productive!  We had our doubts fishing this early in the season.  Let me tell you, those doubts are long gone.
We all had a hey day on your lake.  The fish were biting, the weather held and most importantly - Jeff was the man!!

Jeff's eagerness and willingness to help really made our day.  If we needed a new leader tied on, he was there.  He packed gear in and out of cars for us and just made our day that much easier.  We are still talking about his professionalism.  Not to mention the lunch, helpful hints and the pure joy he had watching us catch fish.  And catch fish we did.  We tallied up what we thought we caught and it was close to 150 fish.  That is no joke, 150 fish.  10 of those were over 4 pounds and every fish hit like a ton of bricks. What a killer day.  I wanted to thank the entire company of Worley Bugger for the wonderful day we had.

Jeff - hats off especially to you.  I will ask for you in the future -which may be in a month or so.

take care

Dave Pardo

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the great trip last Sunday.  You can reply to my email address when you send the pictures.

Thanks,

Russ

Jeff-Thanks for the note, and I hope we do get to chase Baetis feeders.  I wonder if you received the photos from our float that I sent you some time ago, and if you have a couple from your camera that turned out to be worth sharing.  Cathy and I had a wonderful day with you and appreciate your skill and competence  and determination to make your dudes happy.

Regards,

Stewart Scham

March 1st-2005

Jeff,

Thank you for an awesome day on the water yesterday; you even provided us with tee-shirt weather in February; now that’s good guiding!  Seriously though, it was an excellent day for both my dad and I.  I have floated that same section of river in my boat a couple dozen times over the last few years and thought I knew it pretty well; boy was I wrong.  You showed us places that held fish that I have been passing over for three years, and we pulled fish out of those spots, nice fish!  When I caught a nice 13” Bow on my first cast I knew we were in for a good day. 

I’ve been fly fishing for many years but your help with my technique paid off in a big way too.  I truly learned more in a day with you than it would take a couple years of trial and error on my own.  I have hired guides over the years and always felt like they were helpful but you really worked hard to get us into fish and your knowledge of the river was amazing.  Plus you’re a hell of a nice guy, have a fun, positive attitude and it really shows that you love to fish.  I will be booking with you soon and will highly recommend you to my fishing buddies and anyone else who asks me who to book with.

Thanks again for a great day on the water; you’ll be hearing from me again soon.             

Steve,

Thanks again for the fun outing on the Yakima Feb. 20th.  Steve Durkee and I had a lot of fun. Your website is really quick with the photos. I already sent the link to many of my fisherman buddies.

Regards.

Arley Harrel

Hello Jeff:

Writing to thank you for a great trip on the Rocky Ford Feb 9th. I really felt like I learned a few things, especially presentation to large spooky
trout.  Im also quite sure that on my own I would have spent considerable time going after fish I could see but during our trip I learned that is not effective. It was a thrill landing 22 inch trout on light gear and will not be forgotten.  Also wanted to let you know that I appreciated your company and thoughtfulness (never would have imagined someone undoing my wind knots!) and thought the lunch was great too!   Even though Ive always hated fishing the Yakima because that river kicks my butt I will certainly contact Jeff in the future to help me learn and fish it more effectively.

Thanks again!

Sincerely,

Joe Gasper
Ivan Turner

January 7th-2005

Steve,

On January 4^th I went on a drift with Jeff Comella, my assigned guide. This was my third trip with Jeff. I’m sure you are aware that he is an unbeatable guide and boatman.

Jeff has a personality that I find to be pleasant and easy going. He gives me guidance when I need it. When he says to cast to a certain seam or a particular drop off, I can just about guarantee that there will be a fish there. The only thing left for me to do is try to catch them.

I consider Jeff to be a top-notch guide with extensive knowledge of the river and the fish. He is a great cook and an excellent conversationalist. The fact that on this trip he guided me to a huge 22 inch Rainbow was excellent, but in the past he has put me onto 17 inch to 19 inch Rainbows, as well. For me, it’s always a pleasure to go on a drift with Jeff. He is an asset to your business and to his profession.

Just thought you’d like to know.

Jeff

I know it's been a couple of weeks since our trip, but I wanted to send a quick email to thank you again.  My brother Matthew & I really enjoyed the day.  We appreciated your professionalism & your knowledge of the Yakima River.  We're really happy we could all spend the time together.  We're looking forward to another trip very soon!

 Best,

Jon Kryman

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Dear Jeff
Thanks for the fabulous fishing trip on the Yakima River on Dec. 15. Again it was a banner day with another 25+ fish day netted. Can't get any better than that. Your hospitality and friendship makes the trip(s) always memorable. You always seem to know where the fish are even if I don't listen to you. Thanks again and I would recommend anyone to take a guided trip with Jeff Comella from Worley Bugger.

Dave Smyth

I bought a fly line from your pro shop in mid Nov, a Rio windcutter. I bought this as a back up line and luckily did not have to use it on my trip to New Zealand, You guys did a great job of getting it to me in time for my trip, and I’m grateful for the good service. I have included a picture of my largest brown trout, both for this trip and in my many years of fly fishing. Once again, Thanks for a great job. This fish was caught on a river on the south island, northern end, during a helicopter fly in day trip. My entire trip was 14 days, 5 days lost due to weather, 19 trout landed and weighed, 99 lbs total, a little over 5 lb average, the largest, picture included, weighed in at 8 ½ lbs.

Have a good day

Doug Page

For Steve Worley, Worley-Bugger Fly Co.

 I want to express my sincere appreciation for the best fly fishing experience ever and thanks for having a true professional - Jeff Comella
on your staff.  Jeff was absolutely perfect, extremely knowledgeable and very patient teaching me the art of fly fishing for Yakima Rainbows.  Jeff worked hard to put me on to the fish and I enjoyed the thrill of hooking some mighty scrappy bows.  By the way, Jeff is also a great chef and host.  He brought out rib eye steaks with all the trimmings for a fantastic riverside BBQ lunch.  At the end of the day, I said that this was the way a guided trip should be and you have me sold on booking another fly fishing trip with Worley-Bugger Fly Co..  I most definitely will pick Jeff Comella again as my guide.  Thanks again for a five star guided trip and see you in the near future.

Jimmy Lopez
Oak Harbor, Washington

We just completed a day with one of your guides, Jeff Comella. We didn't catch a lot of fish as you know how that sometimes goes. The fish were there, and Jeff tried hard ( stayed out till almost dark).
However the time was not wasted as every spare moment that Jeff had he spent teaching my friend the art of fly fishing. This was only Phil's second time with a fly rod and he really appreciated the special instructions. FANTASTIC LUNCH! Best that I have ever had on a stream side cookout.

Keep a tight line and Thank you.

Gary Rudy, Executive Director, Independent Free Papers of America

John

From both Mike and me, I wanted to thank you so much for the great trip last weekend.  You showed both of us how little we know about fly fishing and we both have high hopes for improvement.  Your were patient with both of us and we found every way possible to tangle our lines.  But like golf a couple of good casts serve as the motivation to continue to learn.  Keep in touch and hopefully we can get together over the winter and/or next spring.

Thanks again,

John Steinhauser

My boss and I fished with Jeff on Friday, October 1.  Jeff was a great host, being attentive to our needs without being clingy, fun and energetic with a good sense of humor.  Cooks a great steak, too!  The weather was wonderful, we found a few fish willing (I lost a bonafide hawg), and a fun guide; great day on the Yak!

Richard Embry

Steve and John:

On behalf of Jim, John, Tom, and myself,  I wanted to say thanks for making our “Big Trip 2004” a successful one. As usual, you guys provided a great float down the Yak last week and I personally thought the fishing was better than last year.  

I would have emailed you some of the pictures I took of the float, but I must have let the sunlight get to my digital camera as none came out!

Thanks again and hope to see you soon,

Geoff Carson

September 27th-2004

Steve,

I wanted to thank you for a great time on Friday. I know you go out of your way to accommodate me and I really appreciate it. It didn’t hurt that I out fished Dave either!

Thanks again. I look forward to my next trip.

Jeff,

Thank you for the teaching me the basics of fly fishing.  You were very professional and easy going.  Your teaching style and methods took me from never casting a fly rod before, to catching my first fish with a fly rod with-in an hour. 
I would also like to thank Danny, he helped my wife select the proper gear for my new past time sport as well as setting me up for this guided tour.
I would recommend this experience to friends and family.  Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.
 
Mike Backstrom
Ellensburg, WA

Jeff,

 Well, I'm back in NJ now.  I arrived just after Ivan dumped 4-9 inches over much of PA and NY which has every river at 50 year flood
 levels.  Probably won't get out her again until late next week.

I just wanted to thank you for a great trip down the Yakima.  You did a good job of putting me on fish (I should do a better job of landing
them).  I went out Sunday, wade-fished and put some of the things I learned from you about fish lies.  Also, I should have already known this and maybe I did at one time, but using a nymph to imitate the olives that were emerging seemed to be a better way to catch fish
than drifting a tiny dry.  (I did find some really flat water and took some rising fish on an olive dry, but they were less than 5"
long.) 

This time I managed to catch most of the fish I hooked, except for one large fish that broke me off in a dead tree. Even though I've fished for some time, I appreciated the way you kept me focused on detecting takes and putting me in good spots to cast to holding spots.

Thanks

Dennis Mueller

Once again, the Yak, Jeff Comella and the Worley Bugger Fly Co. is a combination that makes for a great trip.  I just returned from 2 days on the river with Jeff and had a great time.  I'm still a rookie and still looking to learn, and Jeff was phenomally patient with me for two entire days.  This man is the truth!!!  The consummate professional with an outrageous amount of knowledge about the fish, wildlife and habitat.  He kept me on the fish and havin fun.  Not to mention he does one heck of job cookin lunch!  This is the ONLY way to go fishin, learn and have so much fun all at the same time.  Thanks Jeff, for a couple great days.  Next time we'll check out that lake.

Mark Short
Western Washington University

August 30th-2004

Steve:

I just wanted to thank you again for a superb adventure on Saturday down the Yakima.  I can speak from my wife Christina and I both when we say that your trip exceeded our expectation and was a tremendous value.  We really appreciate both your and Joe’s outstanding tutelage and hospitality.  We are both now huge fans of Worley-Bugger Fly Company.  I will be wearing my hat with pride on weekends.

You can most definitely expect to see the Ramerman and O’Keefe’s again sometime soon---either hanging around the shop (pretending to be locals) or on another guided trip.

Very best regards

I am not in the habit of writing testimonials, but I felt it necessary to drop a line describing how great of a day I had on the Yakima with Jeff
Comella on Friday.  I had never had a day of guided fishing in my four years of fly fishing, nor had I fished from a drift boat, but I still managed to do great.  Jeff knew where the fish were - with Jeff as our guide we turned well over 30 fish that day (between my buddy and myself) and brought a good portion of those to the boat.  A few of the 'bows we stuck were chubsters!  Jeff was a consummate professional, offering constructive criticism when appropriate, but not afraid to joke around either.  He was very attentive to us when we needed a fly tied on, a netter, had made a knotty mess out of our rigs, or if he was just checking in with us to be certain that we were well
taken care of.  And he made a delicious streamside lunch to boot.  I would most definitely recommend both Worley Bugger and Jeff to anyone that might ask me.  And I will be sure to come back to the Yakima and look up Jeff in the future for another great day on the river.  Thanks to him, and thanks to Worley Bugger for the best fly fishing day I have yet had.

Best Regards,

Kyle Hadersberger

Hey guys,

Just a note to let you know I had a wonderful float with John on Sunday.  What a down to earth guy, that really knows the outdoors not to mention providing a hell of a steak.  When I fish with a guide, it is not to catch all the fish or the biggest fish, but to enjoy the day and learn what I can about our great sport of flyfishing.  John fit the bill!!!!!!!!!!!  We caught fish all day and John was willing to share his knowledge of the river.

How did I get on to the Worleybugger pro shop?

From out of state, I spent the day checking out the area and possible local fisheries.  Stopped in and met Dan.  What a guy.  He spent a better part of 2 hours, highlighting the river on a map and providing me the fly selections for the Yak.  This kinda person ensures I utilize the pro shop.

Thanks for enhancing my stay in Federal Way.  As time and money permits, I will be purchasing that four piece rod from Dan and spend another day floating the Yak with John in the fall.

Mike Smartt

August 2nd-2004

Jeff 

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the great fly fishing trip you guided on the Yakima this past weekend.  Craig and I had a wonderful experience with you and were very impressed with your fantastic customer service and unparalleled knowledge of the river.  I can’t count the number of times you said “put your fly right there” and BAM fish on.  I will definitely be booking a trip with you again.   Great company, beautiful scenery, great fishing….what a day to remember. 

Best regards,

Bill White & Craig Paulson

July- 28th-2004

Jeff- These are excellent pics – thank you for sending.

For the record:

 “We really enjoyed our day on the Yak with Jeff and the folks at Worley Bugger. The shop had everything we needed and all was ready when we arrived. And most important Jeff put us on the fish, all day. Great time and see you again soon”

Brian and Mark

Dear Jeff Wanted to thank you again for the excellent time my son and I had on our 1/2 day fishing float trip on the Yakima river 07/24/2004.  You not only were, a wealth of information, expert boatman and confidence
builder, you made us all feel relaxed.  Sorry about all the knots you so patiently saved me on.  How do those knots get so bad?

Jeff you did everything a fisherperson would want.  You came prepared, your knowledge of the river was amazing and you put us over great fishing water.  The rest was up to us.  You made a father and son float fishing trip a very positive experience and one that we will repeat much sooner that the first trip.

Thanks again for your time, knowledge and great attitude.

Regards,

 Don and Eric Kellogg
 Renton, Wa.

As I as driving home Sunday morning after our awesome day on the on river with you it occurred to me even though my trip was over, the memories last forever. What a day we had!!!  Your knowledge of the river is without compare.   If I put a bug where said and got an effective drift going, it was indicator down FISH ON!! All day was like that.

I expected comments like this at some point." down stream left just below that log is nice little slick, put your bug about 2 feet inside the seam Fred the 18 incher lives there, or river right at the end of the sand bar about 5 feet put you bug in the foam line, Bruno the 22incher resides there". This is YOUR river. I'm been fly fishing my whole life and I learned some mending tricks from you on our trip. I spent the entire day with my niece Stacy and you worked with her and  she brought a 16 incher to the net. As good as our day was,20 + fish to the  boat It could have been a 50 fish easily.  You had us on top of fish all day.  I can't count  the number of fish I didn't stick. All the more reason to come back and look for Bruno, because I'm sure you will know where he is. Thanks again for the trip of a life time on YOUR river.

Ron Pedegana

Sorry to take so long to put this little letter together but since my trip with you folks I have not had time to thank you for the weekend.

The first thing I would like to make sure is that Jeff's wife gets a big than you for letting Jeff out to play on Sunday the 4th.  I found out at the end of the drift that Sunday was supposed to be a holiday for you and that Jeff had family coming into town to help with the celebration of the 4t.  That was really a great thing for him to do on that day.

The trip was far better than I had expected.  Sure I expected to catch a few fish but not as many or as large as I did catch.  Jeff worked really hard to get me into all of those, as Jeff described, "quality fish."  Along with the catching I was taught a lot of new invaluable information on techniques and where the fish hold in the river.  That alone was worth the cost of the trip in itself. 

Over the 2 days that I got to fish with Jeff, I think that there was only about 100 yards or less that he didn't think or know if there were fish to be had.  His knowledge of the river, the "bugs", and the fish was excellent.  Not to mention his culinary expertise at lunch.  He would be a great guide to go to at any skill level or time of the year.  

So Jeff thanks for the great weekend and when the girl friend is able, we will be booking a trip with you this fall.  Maybe you can teach her how to fly fish as well.

Have a good week.

Mike, "dagrizz", Poorman

July 9th-2004

We had a great time on the river, I am attaching a few photos as promised.  It was a superb service.  Thank you, I will be looking for next year to do this again.

Masa Asano, Horizon Export

Jeff,

Thank you very much for wonderful fishing in Yakima River today!!! I learned a lot of method of western fishing way
from you.
 
Thank you and hope to see you next year...By the way, if it's possible, would you please send me a copy of my picture w/fish?

Sincerely,

Jun Fuwa

Jeff,

My father and I wanted to thank you for the flying fishing experience on June 23, 2004.  We appreciated your patience and expertise very much.  For a person who had never fly fished before, I had a wonderful time with you and my father who was visiting from Louisiana.  Being so far from each other it was a perfect father/son outing that I will never forget.  We will see you again hopefully this fall.

Sincerely,

Jeff Hughes, AIC

Just a note to say thanks for a "PERFECT" day of fishing.   Joel and I enjoyed the day about as much as a father and son could, spending the day on the river with a very pleasant and highly competent guide and even catching a godly number of fish.  We should have had more to the boat but that is mainly attributable to poor reflexes. You gave us plenty of chances.

Again thank you and we will be back to do in AGAIN!

Dick Long

June 6th-2004

Hi Steve,

I manage a large construction crew and I find it very rare when people call me and tell me something positive about one of my crew. It seems the only thing I hear are the bad things. So I would like to let you know how much Matt (my fishing partner) and I appreciate your guide John.

The first time we met John I had booked a trip to Blackstone because Matt wanted me to teach him how to fly fish lakes. I assigned the task to John. He is a great teacher and of course Matt was hooked.  Matt and I fish weekly and we both think highly of John for the gift he gave Matt.

We have been back to Blackstone four times and we both always look forward to fishing with John. Tuesday we had the lake to ourselves, so we asked John for a few pointers and to just hang out and fish with us, we didn’t need a guide, just a ticket to the lake. I think he would agree we all had a great time. 

Please let John know we appreciate him and look forward to fishing with him again in the fall.

Thanks,

Jeff,

 Thanks for an awesome day of fishing. It was a top notch experience and worth every penny. We appreciate your expert guide services as well as your fishing instruction. I learned a lot about presentation, mending, casting and reading the water for fish.  I wish I could fish the Yakima like that every weekend.

Sincerely, Noel

We went on a guided all-day float trip with Jeff from Worley Bugger and had a great time! I was very impressed. Not only do they take you to prime fishing holes that are reachable only by boat, but they offer a variety of other amenities. The boat was a premium Hyde float boat that felt safe & sturdy. Jeff kept the boat moving on pace with our flies for an easily obtainable drag-free drift. Jeff BBQ'd a tasty lunch, which kept us going on the 8 hour trip. Back-up premium rods & reels were ready to go in the boat incase there was a mishap. Book a trip with these guys, you won't be disappointed.

Zach

Jeff,

Thank you for a great day yesterday.  Terry and I had a fine time and really appreciated your knowledge of the river. Thanks again for a fun day.  I'll look forward to showing my family the pictures on the website when you get them up.

Best Regards,

Chao-ying Wu

Steve,

I wanted to drop you a note regarding our trip to Blackstone a few weeks back.  Despite wind, my friend and I had a great day with Jeff and caught some really nice fish.  The dry fly action was an unexpected bonus.  I look forward to another day there.

Kris Thomas

Steve:

I just wanted to let you know, from all of us that got to fish Blackstone Lake last Saturday, what a great time everybody had. The fishing was great but the best thing that sold all of us was John Lease. He made the day, from the fishing instruction to the excellent lunch, he made it a memorable trip for all of us. We plan on making this a yearly get together and look forward to having John as our guide. Please pass on our thanks to John for a job well done.

Glen & Jane Rose

Only being 24 years old and not an avid fisherman probably makes me one of the least knowledgeable people to walk through the Shop, or have the good fortune of taking a float down the perfectly stunning Yakima River.  But I have spent plenty of time open water fishing for salmon, as well various kinds of bottom fish. I spent a great deal of time on the water in my father's boat, and never, and I do mean NEVER, have I had this much fun fishing! 

I have never fly fished before in my life and within an hour of float Jeff had me fishing with a great deal of confidence and even catching the first fish of the day.  Throughout the float Jeff showed and eagerness to help teach and instruct me, as well as putting me "into the fish" as you guys say.  Not only was he an incredible teacher, but he showed a tremendous amount of knowledge about the river and wildlife that abounds there.  Single handedly Jeff made me want to do this fly fishing thing again and again in the course of one afternoon. And oh by the way, although I am not adept at handling fish in a river...the trip culminated with Jeff getting me to land a 17"-18" Rainbow! Which I promptly dropped back into the river before we could get a picture taken. But I have two other witnesses. No joke this man is for real. What a way to spend my spring break. Thanks Jeff, and you will be hearing from us again.

Mark Short
Western Washington University

My son Shaun and I fished with Jeff a week or so ago. I just wanted to pass on my plaudits for his efforts to get us into fish on a less than perfect day. We would fish with him again in a minute which as a fairly experienced angler is not always the case. But Jeff was up to the task and was a pleasure to be around so thanks.

Thanks

Mark Buick

March 24th-2004

Please send my thanks to John Lease for a perfect day on the Yakima!

I took a guided trip on March 22 w/ Jeff.  I have to say that I had the time of my life.  It was a beautiful day and Jeff put us in fish all day long.  He definitely knows the river and how to fish it.  I want to thank Jeff and Worley Bugger for giving me a day I will not soon forget.

Nick Wolf

My son Wesley Nettleship and I had a spectacular day on the river with guide Jeff Comella.  It was a great adventure and the fishing was very good.  Jeff made sure we had every opportunity to catch the "big one".  Being a novice at fly fishing, Jeff gave me lots of tips and instructions making it a really valuable experience.

Danny made us feel really welcome at the Worley-Bugger!  It was a great day all around. I can't wait to make another trp!

Thanks again.  

Alice Markewitz

March 17th, 2004

Just a short note to say that we enjoyed our trip, even though the fishing was kinda slow and the wind was kinda strong.  We’re trying to settle on a date in late spring to try again, and will request Jeff as our guide.  We liked that you were very personable and easy going and that really helped to relieve some of Pam’s anxiety.  Thanks again for sharing your knowledge, and for your patience with a couple of beginners.  We’ll recommend your services any time.

Thanks again,

Pam & Russ

Dear Worleybugger,

First of all, I just wanted to send a special thanks to John, our guide for the day.  I have spent many days fishing from the banks of the Yakima over the last three years, and after yesterday I have been going about it all wrong!  John has opened my eyes to more productive ways for fishing the "Yak" all year round, the big problem, I have not been going deep enough to catch the HOGS and casting in the wind.  John had excellent techniques that he showed me and helped a great deal in getting the big deep bugs out across the river, as well as, taking a few extra moments to clue me into the new Spey casting technique and Steelhead fly fishing.  Jay and myself could not have asked for a better Sunday, unless of course, Jay would have landed the "monster" early in the day.

Thanks again, look forward to a Steelhead trip on the Klickitat....

Ryan Ward

John,

I just wanted to write to you and thank you for a wonderful day on the Yakima with Steve and Co. The weather was so fine, the river fascinating with all the different bluffs and terrain. And a big bonus to catch a fish! ;-)) Thank you for rowing Hans and I down the stream. Great Day!

 Thanks again

Fran Friesen

John,

Thanks again for the fine day on the stream. The combination of the scenery and your company made it a real delight.

Best regards from the Low Countries,

Hans

Steve, just a short note to tell you how much fun Sean Brown, my son in law, and I had on a guided trip down the Yakima on the above date.  The weather, for this time of year could not have been better.  We just had a great time and I really appreciated the way Jeff, our guide took care of us. I would fish with him again anytime, anywhere.  Sean caught the biggest trout he has
ever caught, a gorgeous fish with great coloration.  I learned more from this trip about fishing on the Yakima than the sum total of dozens of times I have fished from the bank by myself. I will definitely do this again.  This is the second trip I have taken with your guides.  They are a great bunch of dedicated individuals and you run a great fly shop.  Keep up the good work.

Thanks again,

Roger Chatterton
Bellevue WA

My wife and I decided to take a last-minute guided float down the  Yakima River, our first guided experience ever. After checking out the Yakima River fishing reports, I came across your reports and noticed a reasonable price for your winter floats. I immediately called and talked with Jeff Comella.

Jeff was helpful and responsive on the phone and was happy that he was our guide for the day.

Jeff was very knowledgeable about the river, probably one of the most important things I look for in a river guide. Also Jeff provided me helpful hints and techniques about fly-fishing. Spending so much time alone on water, it's nice to have an outside perspective.

The other thing we enjoyed and appreciated is the one-on-one instruction and attention my wife received. My level is more advanced than my wife's, and perhaps, much of that has to do with the fact that there were many a trip when I neglected her. Jeff helped her with her
fly-fishing skills and techniques.

We just want you to know about the wonderful staff you have in Jeff Comella.

Thanks again,

Kiet and Jill Callies

The Yakima River now holds a place near and dear to my heart after an incredible guided trip with Jeff Comella.

I had a free weekend and was stuck with the normal northwest February question?  What to do.  Steelhead are a while from being prime.  The salmon aren't thinking about heading upstream yet.  Rainbow season isn't open for at least 5 or 6 more months.....right?  That's where I was wrong, big time.  I heard that the Yakima is at it's prime (and in season) during winter and decided on giving the Worley Bugger a call.  At $165 (for the boat, not per person) the experience I had was probably the best guided bargain one can find.

Since I was going with my girlfriend, finding the right guide to keep us both interested on the river was key, and Jeff was an incredible guide that I would recommend to anyone.  He is as good with experts as with novices, and knows how to get the best out of a day on the Yak.  When the boat was on the holes we had enough action to keep an ear-to-ear smile on my face.  And when the boat was between the holes Jeff was giving us the Yakima Canyon Safari (there are deer, elk, ducks, Bald eagles, Golden eagles, Big Horn Sheep, herons, and osprey in the canyon).

All of this and only an hour and a half from Seattle.

I now know what I will be doing during those bleak winter days in Washington.

Thanks again Jeff for the memorable day.

Cameron Campbell

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Steve,

My brother Fritz and I wanted to drop you a line and let you know what a great float trip we recently had on the Yakima.
We floated the river about 1.5 weeks ago and our guide, John made the trip very enjoyable. Despite the cold weather we were able to catch several very nice rainbows. We are new to fishing the Yakima and John was able to answer all of our questions and provide excellent advice regarding floating/wading, fly patterns and various fishing 'styles' that will help us in the future. We appreciated his professionalism and 'easy going' personality.
We realize there are many great guides at the Shop but we will definitely request John for our next guided trip.

Please thank John again for the great day.

Fritz and Jon Kryman

Steve,

On Wednesday of last week, Dick Mathaei and I finally got to take our trip that we got at the annual Puget Sound Flyfishers auction last spring.  Just want to say thanks for the donation of the trip, we really appreciated it.  John was a great guide and gave us a good ride for the day.  Thanks again.

Paul Elsberry

November 17th, 2003

Thanks Guys for a great trip last Thursday.  See you again when the water gets a little warmer. 

Andrew Listak

October 27th, 2003

Hi Steve,

I just wanted to report back to you about our great trip this past Saturday with John Lease at Blackstone Lake.  This was the donation you made to Northwest Women Flyfishers for our 2002 conservation fundraiser.  You donated a trip for 3 on Blackstone Lake.

My husband Bob, our son Dane and I met John and Danny at the shop just before 8am this past Saturday.  By 9am we were getting all the gear and boats ready at the lake.  The weather was picture perfect, never even a rustle of the wind (and since I grew up in Eburg, I KNOW how it can blow).

John and Dane spent the entire morning, until nearly 1pm, in the drift boat.  Dane is just 12 years old and has done a small amount of fly fishing but the one on one time John gave him was absolutely worth every penny we spent at the auction (I think we bid nearly $700 for the trip.

John was patient, educational, funny, low-key and kept Dane’s attention for the entire day.  During the afternoon I rode in the drift boat with both of them and we all had a nice visit along with finding a lot of fish

I just wanted you to know how much we appreciated your donation and to compliment John and his abilities and overall customer service.  We are three well satisfied customers  J

Anyway, please pass along our compliment to John and Danny too.  Danny made us feel welcome right away at the shop and I enjoyed chatting with him about folks we have in common.

Thanks again and we look forward to future trips with you guys.

Regards,

Deliene, Bob and Dane Sellers

Thanks again for everything!

Sincerely,

Dave Grubb

Steve,

Just wanted to let you know what a great job John Lease did guiding my friend and I on the Yak on July 6th.  My friend struggled, but it was his own doing, he had a 24 hour hangover that began about the time we got on the river.  I have twins, so I don't get hang overs anymore and had just a great time.  John found me many fish and always had the right fly and tip for presentation.  We caught fish nymphing and on dries (late evening Caddis hatch).  I would recommend John to anyone I meet.  Thanks for your great service.  I've been reading your online information since it began.  Tight Lines!

Tony Olney and the hung over Dave English.

Steve,
 
My girlfriend booked a trip with one of your guides for a float trip that took place on 5/24.  She choose John Lease to be the guide.  She went down the river with him last year and thought he did a good job.
 
Well, despite the fact that the river became blown out with a large release of water in the afternoon, we still managed to catch about a dozen fish between the two of us and John showed us a good time.  I have been fly fishing for about 30 years and I was really impressed with John.  He worked very hard for us.  I have never been on a river float where the man on the oars worked harder to hold us in the good spots despite the windy conditions.  At one point, he even got out of the boat and towed it upstream about 30 yards so we could get another try at a good hole.  He taught me a couple of new tricks and he was great company.  Some guys just naturally get along well with people and John is one of those guys.
 
Anyway, while I bet you have a large group of good guides working for you, I just wanted to let you know that you have a good man in John and that I was impressed with the equipment/flies/riverboat and the great time he showed us despite the less than favorable river conditions.
 
I have thrown in a couple pictures of the trip.
 
Thanks much,
 
Mantz Brinkman and Cynthia Hickey

April 6th, 2003

Steve: 

Just wanted to drop a line and thank you for the guided trip yesterday.  John was extremely helpful and provided an excellent time for all of us.  The last fish I caught was a 26” Rainbow.  Thanks again!

Steve:

Jane, myself and Sid want to let you know what a great experience we had at Blackstone Lake last Saturday. It was far beyond our expectations, The trout were huge and willing to take the fly, the lunch was superb but most of all John made the day for all of us. He was super to have there, he cooks a mean lunch and he gave Sid and I great tips. Jane can't stop talking about him, because of all the time and patience he took with her to help improve her fishing skills. As you might expect, all of us are talking up the trip to Blackstone and your fly shop with all the people at work.. You can count on us booking a fall trip this year and maybe a few of these people I work with will also be booking some trips with you guys. Again, many thanks to you, your company and John for such a great day of fishing.

Glen Rose

Sid Rose
Senior Manager
Supply Management and Procurement
North American Major Structures
Vought and Bombardier Subcontracts

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Luke just wanted to thank you again for the trip on Monday the 25th of November on the Klickitat.  Jeff and I learned a lot and had a great time. What a good day on the river.  Also a great lunch.  Hope to do it again in the future.

Steve, we had a nice day with Luke, yesterday. He's knowledgeable and works really really hard for his clients.

Best

Gary Meyers
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President/Creative Director
Hodgson/Meyers

October 8th, 2002

Steve,

I booked a trip to Blackstone and invited a client who has never caught a fish to come along. I asked your guide John to make sure my client caught fish and had a good time. John was awesome! He worked his butt off taking care of my client while I caught about 20 large bows (John did all the client entertainment so I didn’t have to). My client caught 5 nice fish. When we left the lake my client could not thank me enough for the great time. Thanks for the great time at Blackstone and thanks John for all your effort. Great place to entertain important customers.

Thanks,

Steve.

Thanks for the pictures. They look good considering how dark it was when you took them. Dan and I had a great time!! Good to spend a day with you and catch up on things. I hope to get over to do some wade fishing with Cindy one weekend this month. With the water down and fishing good I hope she catches a good fish.

Keep in touch as you enter fatherhood. I think I told you the early days about being a dad but there are more good parts that make it all worth while, like the day we spent fishing with you.

Thanks.

Bob Widmaier

Thanks for the great trip and pics. See what you have for the same time next year - how about Sept 19th, 2003? Probably three boats (6 guys).

Walle Ralkowski

I just wanted to drop you a note regarding our guided fly fishing trip with John Lease yesterday.  My wife and I both had a fantastic time!  We floated the Canyon on the Yakima and were gone from 10AM until 8PM.  John was a great guide and knew just were to take us and what fly patterns to use.  From the time we left the launch to the time we took the boat out we were either getting strikes our catching fish.  Most of the fish were between 12" and 15".  John took very good care of us and we had a very nice lunch.

Thanks again for the terrific trip, we will be back!

Jim and Mary La Shell

August 27th, 2002

Steve,

Thanks for the pictures.  We had an awesome time!  John was a great guide: patient, helpful, knowledgeable, and fun.  Michael and I both learned a lot and can’t wait for the next trip with you guys.  Thanks again!

Adam Berns

Luke, thanks for a great day of fishing. Chris & I enjoyed  yesterday on the Yakima. Even thought the big one got away I still enjoy watching Chris enjoy himself. Thanks for all the fishing tips I think I understand the mend. Can you let me know what weeks in October are good to come up for fishing.

Mike Cruz

Steve,

I have a business associate that comes up to Washington twice a year.  Last December he and I were heading to Seattle from Yakima and I took him up the canyon.  From L.A., this was quite a treat for him.  Along that drive we decided to do a guided trip down the Yakima next time he was up here.  That next time turned out to be July 24th.  I needed to book a trip down the Yakima for him and I, so I called my brother-in-law who has done several trips down the Yakima.  He recommended two "other" guide services, but I decided to check the web for some other choices.  I found yours, among hundreds of others.  Your website was absolutely incredible and I was thoroughly impressed.  Your website is the one and only reason I called your shop first and booked a half day trip.  Very professional and informative. 

Luke was selected for us for the trip, and we couldn't be happier for it.  I made it known to the shop that my friend had never touched a fly-rod before (he is a bass fisherman) and it was decided to float the upper section so that we could get some shore time for teaching.  Luke was an incredible teacher (for both my friend and myself) and kept the trip extremely entertaining.  My friend had his cast down and was landing fish in the first hour.  I learned a tremendous amount also about river fishing (more a lake fly fisher in the past).  I can't say enough good things about Luke's guide skills.  We were both very impressed with our trip.

If you want a funny story, ask Luke about the fish my friend caught after his fly rod came apart and was floating down the river!

David Weller
Application Engineer
Pacific Packaging Systems, Inc.

Visit us at www.ppsii.com

Steve,

I just wanted to let you know what a great time I had with John Lease on July 1st.  He was the most efficient and professional guide I've ever had the pleasure to work with.  I was originally planning to float the Yakima, but when the river flows proved to be too high, John called me and offered me the alternative of fishing Rocky Ford Creek. After the first cast in which I hooked and landed a 26" rainbow, I was far from disappointed--believe me!  Thanks to John's expert knowledge of what flies to use and his various other tips and tricks, I was into monster fish all day long. When I'm back in Ellensburg again, I'll try to reschedule that Yakima float trip--but my day with John (and those twenty some-odd 20+ inch fish) was a trip I'll never forget.

Oh yeah, please remind John to email me those photos he took. Nobody here believes I landed a 26" fish on a size 24 fly and a 6x leader!!

Thanks,

Steve Zimmerman
Raleigh, North Carolina

Steve-

I called this morning and booked a Full-Day for Friday, July 5th...and requested having John Lease as our guide.  My brother is very excited...and I really hope John is able to guide...he will get a kick out of my brother!  Does John have any hobbies or anything...I'd like to give him something special...just let me know.

Thanks again to you and your shops unbelievable service...you have a class operation going on!

See you in July!

Dave Grubb

Steve,

Just wanted to let you know that Mike and I had a great time out at Blackstone Lake last week.  We already are planning our return trip and hope to bring 3-4 other people with us.  I was also wondering if you could send me a couple electronic copies of the digital pictures you took.  I'd like to send them to a few people via e-mail.  Thanks again for the great time.

Dave Van Sickle
Phoenix, AZ

Hi Steve,

It was really enjoyable spending some time with you in your shop yesterday.  It made not fishing because of high waters enjoyable. You sure have done a great job with your shop.  It is a credit to your in depth knowledge of fly fishing, but more importantly your quality personalization of service.  You also have passed that on to all of your employees.  I know how important personalization of service is since I was in private medical practice and also owned a bike and cross country ski shop.

You also have me excited about the June steelhead fishing on the Klickitat.  I will definitely spend some time on that fisheries.  I talked to John in Maupin and the Deschutes is in shape and fishing well, so may head down there for a few days and hopefully the Yakima will drop some after the initial low level snow runoff.

Well better go for now so take care Steve,

Tom Depuydt

Thanks for sending the pictures over for Blackstone Lake, thank you too for getting me into such a great fish! We had a great time!  Garret and I are thinking of heading to Montana for a long weekend sometime in May. Are you interested in going?

Chris Delsing

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Hi Luke,

I'm still telling others about that exciting day of fishing with you.  Dave and I were so satisfied, we didn't even consider putting our gear on to fish Saturday on our way towards Snoqualmie Pass.

Catch'em, release'em  catch them again some day!

John Dodge

John,

I just wanted to drop you a note to say what a great time Dee and myself had fishing with you at Baseline Saturday and Sunday.  Your constant effort to find "The Fly" was a big help on Sunday during the slow day.  The fact that you tied flies on the front seat of your truck in an attempt to find the right fly impressed the hell out of me to say the least. . . . and they were excellent ties to boot ! 

 I think Dee used that boatman imitation you tied for her for most of afternoon on Saturday and on into Sunday until that fish took her into the weeds broke it off.   Even during the rain Sunday morning, when I had to take a break and go warm up, you kept at it  trying to find "The Fly". . . and when I got back to the lake from my trailer, you gave me a report on what fly I should try next.  Now that is true client dedication. 

Thanks again, and we hope to see you again in the spring.

Thanks,

Geoff Carson
Wood-Lam Structures, Inc.

We look forward to fishing with you folks again in the future.

Regards - Aaron Cass.

Thanks for a great fishing trip last Friday.  My guide, John did an excellent job of suggesting the right fly and spot to fish and I enjoyed his company very much.

Bruce Mackey

Luke:

Thanks for the photos.   Jack and I had a great time because of your hospitality, customer care and fly fishing expertise.  Apply that attitude to your profession when you get out of College and you will be successful at what ever you do.

Jack is in week 2 of three weeks of steelhead hunting in Canada.   Boy is his arm going to be tired.

We are both looking forward to floating the Yak again soon with you as our guide only next time we need to catch fewer fish....we are not as young you and our arms got tired.....so more breaks and less hook-ups...ok.

Chuck Busick
Microvision Government Programs

I just wanted to drop you a line and compliment John Lease.
 
We had a great time fishing with him on the Yakima and I caught the largest rainbow ever.  His quick wit and patient coaching made a beautiful fishing day into a great fishing day.
 
Thanks
 
Pat Carroll

Hi Steve,

Had a good day out on the river last Wednesday with Luke.  We really worked for our fish but managed to hook a few very nice fish.  Luke rowed his butt off and got us into all the right places, just seems like the fish were not in the mood.

We even had a little extra excitement when I kicked one of the drain plugs out of the boat!  We just pushed the boat up on the bank and drained it and were on our way.

Luke really got me interested in Steelhead on the Klickitat as well.  Perhaps another trip later this year.

Thanks,

Art Funamori
SSG - Computing & Network Operations
Quality Assurance

John,

Thank you for a great trip last Friday.  It is always great fishing with you.  Here are a couple of pics I took during one of the doubles.

Geoff Carson

Steve,

Just wanted to let you know what a great time Jack and I had floating and fishing with John and your company. John was a fun and very professional guide and I feel I learned a lot in just two days. We got into some really nice fish, outstanding scenery, and good times! I really appreciated the way John worked the entire river and all of its subtleties, and the patience he showed. I look forward to fishing again this fall. Thanks for running a top
notch guide service.

Best regards,

Ken Jacobsen

P.S. I want to order some Yak-Stones And have you ship them. Can you let me know if that's possible? Thanks

Steve --

Hopefully I can return the favor in some way, some day.

Scott Butner

Just wanted to drop a note to thank John for the Yakima Experience!  I have been anticipating my first float of the Yakima for a couple years now and finally got to float the river yesterday!  What a great day for fishing.  We set out in the pouring rain set to catch some fish and the river produced for us all day long! Despite the rain (and thunder at times!) we pulled in a lot of fish and even hooked a couple big ones.  

John was outstanding throughout the day, keeping us busy with multiple set-ups at each stop along the way. John knew the river, the fish and the bugs like the back of his hand.  His knowledge made the fishing easy for a beginner like me.  I can't wait to hit the Yakima again.

Thanks again for the great day.  I'll be in touch soon to book another trip!

Jeff Peterson, P.E.

Steve,

I'm the guy who you talked to, Saturday morning as I waited for my friends. Because it was windy you suggested that we go up to Salmon La Sac and fish off of bullfrog road.   I just wanted to tell you thank you for the helpful hints while I fished the river.

Due to your suggestions, I had one of the best days of fishing on the Yakima River that I have had. I caught a great fish on the streamer you recommended and caught about 7 fish on the size 16 PMD nymph with the copper head.  It was the fly that was on the scud hook with the flashy green thorax dubbing.  Looks like a pheasant tail nymph.  Anyway, you were right!  They where in the fast water and without your help, I would still be catching white fish and smolt, cursing the yakima river.

Thanks for your help Steve!

Mike Clark Jr.
Market Business Consultant
Northwest Region, Market 84

Steve,

Just a note to let you know how much I enjoyed fishing with John this past Wednesday.  The weather, the river, the bugs and the fish all cooperated beautifully that day to make it so memorable.  Importantly, John put me on the fish to make the day so productive.

I have now fished with three of your guides and have enjoyed fishing with every one.  They know the river, where the fish are and how to catch them.  Luke has been terrific in advancing my skill levels and untangling my knots.  I truly believe his hard work previously led to my successes on Wednesday.  He is also a great guy to share a boat with.  John is also a fine teacher and a pleasure to fish with.

I can't wait to get back on the river with you guys as soon as I get this darned vacation over with.

Sincerely,

Larry Milton 

Dear Worleybugger,

Thanks to Luke for a *great* outing on the Yakima yesterday.  Luke gave me a much-needed crash-course in streamer fishing in the morning, and within 10 minutes I was into a solid West slope Cutthroat! Previously, I have tried steamers only in desperation as a last-ditch effort when nothing else worked. But now, I feel like Luke has me believing that streamer fishing is a deadly tactic for going after the big boys!

As we floated down river, Luke did a great job handling the boat and maximizing the amount of time my nymphs and streamers spent in the "strike zone". The mid-morning hours were slow for some reason, but by noon the bite turned on and action got fast and furious! The big fish were taking the nymph both dead-drift and and chasing it down on the rise as I lifted to make another cast at the end of the drift - I had to believe the fish were starting to respond to the PMD emergers becoming active.

In one awesome pool toward the end of my available time, I hooked what might have been the biggest trout of my life as I was lifting for another cast. I had the fish on for at least two minutes, but at no point was I able to gain the upper hand with my puny little 5wt. I couldn't budge the huge bulldogging fish, and eventually the hook simply popped out and he was gone. Neither Luke nor I ever saw the fish, but we were both left with mouths agape and hearts pounding as the drama came to a tragic conclusion. I was momentarily deflated by the loss, but remain haunted by the monster that lurks in that phenomenal pool! Many thanks to Luke for putting onto him!

Looking forward to seeing reports about the Klickitat!

Fred Templin

Steve,

I took my son in law and myself to Baseline Lake on the 21st of May.   Our guide was John.  Just a short note to praise John's efforts on a very slow fishing day.  I pretty well know what I am doing, but my son in law is
really new to fly fishing.  I asked John to help him and he did a great job.   Sean really enjoyed the time with John and learned a lot of things he would accept listening to me, if you get my drift.  Anyway, I personally caught the
biggest trout I have ever caught.  Although the numbers of fish weren't there, it was still a great day.  Please thank John for me.

Roger Chatterton
Bellevue, WA

I wanted you to know, some what belatedly, how much I enjoyed the two very different days with your guides.  First Brad and I had a great day on the Yakima, with John.  He worked really hard to get us into fish and though we did not hit it big, it was a fun day.  I have had a number of days on that river that mystified me but that is what keeps me coming back.  John was tireless in his efforts for us.    Brad really got jump started in his return to fly fishing.  He is eager to come back

May 19th, 2001

John,

Dee and I just wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed our trip last Thursday at Baseline.  We know it was a slow day on the lake that day but gee, I caught the two largest trout of my life.

We enjoyed your attentiveness to our needs as well as your company through out the day.  We hope to fish with you again some day.

Thanks again,

Geoff and Dee Carson

May 9th, 2001

April 18th, 2001

Steve,

I want to take a moment to thank you for the trip.  John, and Luke are outstanding guides.  If they try to quit, do whatever it takes to keep them on.  They are both solid gold.  Luke connected with Steven and Ryan, and John provided expert teaching for my youngest, Chris.  Chris grew tremendously as a fly fisherman that day.  We laughed, fished, and had a day to remember.  We will see you in August. 

Thanks again Steve.

Mike Wilson

April 16th, 2001

Steve --

Thanks to you and John for getting me set up so quickly today, and for the good treatment.  I appreciate it.  You guys earn my loyalty as a customer every time I come in there.

Cut and pasted the report I posted to VFS below.  At least I managed to get a few fish with the new rod.  Nothing to brag about (numbers or size) but I had a good time.  And that Scott is a fun rod to fish.  Am looking forward to caddis season to really use it the way I intended -- 10-15 foot reach casts up along the grass near the roadside above Umptanum.

See you guys in a couple of weeks.  Heading down to Houston next weekend for business, will be fishing for Redfish near Galveston with a guide on the 27th.  I'll try to bring back pictures (don't worry, I won't be abusing my new 3 wt on those big old redfish!).

Scott Butner

April 14th, 2001

Tom Strandjord

Dear Steve, et al.

Had a great time with Luke on April 2nd, you made a good hire with him. He was very helpful to my fishing partner (Dave Turner) and myself; thank you. He put us on some excellent fish (how about an internet posting?)

On a more selfish note, I would like to volunteer for the Brown Trout guide trip when it is available. Could you please e-mail me with any info as to when this trip may be offered, rates, time, etc?
   
Thanks again for a great time with your service, I will be floating the Yakima again with you this season. However, I would like to coordinate that time around the Brown Trout adventure.

Thanks again,
Keith Mickle

Steve- I am not sure who to contact at your shop so I picked you as the first on the list. I was fishing in the Canyon on Saturday and was having a productive day with midges and streamers when 2 drift boats appeared.  I was nymphing a prime run near River View and was waist deep trying to cast to the opposite bank. I was not sure how the boats would go around me because if they went in front, they would spook the run, and if they went behind they would hit some rocks in knee-deep water.  

There were 2 boats and I am not sure who the guides were but I wanted to thank them for their courtesy. They both went behind me which allowed me to continue to catch fish out of the run. I felt guilty when the second boat (I recognized the guy from a photo on your site holding a steelhead caught on an egg-sucking leech)  bashed its way over rocks in the skinny water. I hope they realize how classy it was to go around me. Most boats on the Yakima would have gone directly in front of me. I wasn't sure who to contact about this but whoever was out on Sat. in 2 boats just down River View launch- 

thanks a lot. Dave

I have been to your shop twice now and have been treated as if I were a long time customer. I live on the west side up in Bellingham WA. and venture over to see my in-laws who live on the upper Yakima in Easton about once or twice a month. Although I am an avid fisher I am new to fly fishing for trout and have appreciated the advice, fly selection, and impromptu casting lesson which your staff have provided me with. I also enjoy your web site and all the information it provides. I wish the shops in my area would provide the service and courtesy which you and your staff extend so willingly.

Thanks again,

Robert Edwards

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November 24th, 2000

Steve & Luke,

Sorry it's taken this long to thank you both for the great trip I had this past September.  I did get the photos Luke sent, thanks.  I've attached some of my own.  By the way if you have the 2001 Trout Unlimited calendar, May's photo, Big Hunting Creek in Maryland, is where I fish most.

With luck I'll see you next year.

Doug Martin

I came into your store on Saturday and met you, Steve and wanted to say that I think your shop is classy, very well stocked and the conversation the best.  I talked highly about your operation at work, "Boeing", and hope to send some customers your way.  Hope to chat at you again next time I am in the area. 

Laurence Brendemuhl

November 4th, 2000

Good morning- just a note to let you know what a great time my brother and I had fishing the Yakima with you folks on Monday October 23rd! We both caught plenty of fish and each got a  Rainbow 20"+.  Curtis did a wonderful job putting us into position to catch fish and also teaching techniques that were completely new to us.

Great job & thanks again! -

Aaron Cass.

October 23rd, 2000

Hi guys!

Just a quick note to thank you for a very enjoyable day on the Yakima!  Howard and I had a very nice time. Curtis did a great job we appreciate his efforts.  The fall colors were beautiful, the river was perfect, and seeing the elk herd was a special bonus.  Extra complements for the nice lunch on the river bank.  All in all, it will be a day I will remember for some time.  Great job! 

Mike Lorette

October 20th, 2000

Steve, I just finished a very busy time here at work and I finally have the time to thank you for a wonderful time fishing the Yakima.  My Dad had a great time, too.  When I visited him this weekend, he must have said a dozen times how he wants to make it a yearly event to fish the Yakima River with you.  Thank you for all you did.

As I said last weekend I visited my Dad in Walla Walla and we spent the weekend fishing the Tucannon.  It was the opening of deer season and while there were tons of people in the area, we were the only fishermen.  To say the least the fishing was fantastic with at least 400 trout caught by 4 people in two days ranging in size up to 17 inches (the average size was around 10 inches.)  I used a Madam X that I bought at Worley-Bugger.  The fly had an orange body that was almost identical in size and color to the
Caddis flies that were all over.  I also used a nymph as a dropper.  My Dad tied the nymph but I learned the use of the dropper when I fished with you.  25% of the fish that I caught were on the nymph.  I even caught two trout on the same cast.  This never would have happened but for what you taught me.

Again, thank you.

Joe Just

September 29th, 2000

Steve:

If I had to describe trout fishing heaven, the Basin Creek would be a pretty close match!  John and I had a great time and John was a pleasure to be around - all day and night.

While it took some time to get used to foreign equipment, the day really heated up after lunch.  I am sure if we ever get back the basin, we will have even better luck with the experience we gained last Sunday.

John - you took some pictures of my catch of the day.  If/when you post them on the site, please let me know.  Also, if you could mail me copies of the photos as we discussed, I would really appreciate it.  John took some digital photos at the creek that turned out fairly well - I will send them to you via email.

Thanks again,

Chris Backschies

September 20th, 2000

Steve

My thanks to you and especially Luke for a great day on the river last month. The fishing was good and Luke showed a lot of patience with me and my daughter Sarah. She had a great time. Let me know if you need to fill a day this fall (when there are lots of big fish of course). I would like to get my wife there.

Robert Pierce

August 21st, 2000

Steve,

Every time I travel to Ellensburg for another float trip with you I wonder if it could be better than the last time.  You did it again.  You and Luke worked your tails off and it paid off.  Dale, Dave, Steven and I had the time of our lives.  Your knowledge of the river, and ability to teach us even though we seemed to have too many snags and mishaps put us into some very memorable fish.  Thanks for the great service.  Keep up the great work.  See you in February.

March 13th, 2000

Steve-

Thanks again for the incredible trip my father and I took with you last Monday.  The fishing on the Yakima was nothing short of spectacular.  With your skill and knowledge of the river, we were able to see parts of the Yakima that we had never seen before.  Thank you and your staff for setting up the great trip and our accommodations for the night.  We look forward to going on another trip this fall and will be sending you some pictures of the beautiful rainbows we caught.

Thanks Again,

Chris Behrens & Gary Behrens

February 22, 2000

Steve,

Thanks for a great day on the river.  We had a great day, with outstanding service.  We caught trout that we will brag about for a lifetime.

Mike Wilson

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October 18th, 1999

Dear Steve,    

October 18th, 1999

Steve:

I planned on being back over to fish the last two weekends but ended up having to work instead. Dad still is talking about the good time we had fishing and can't wait to do it again. I can't remember him and I doing anything together where we could just relax and enjoy each others company. My hat is off to you and all involved with Worley Bugger Fly Company. You made my father feel welcome and at peace with the river when it comes to fly fishing. You guys are great and thanks again.

Sincerely
John Hidell

October 12th, 1999

Thanks again for a great two days of fishing the Yak.  Everyone had a fantastic time.  The pictures we took have all been developed and have been talking and showing them to everyone.  Chris has been checking your website daily for the pic of his big slab. 

We were all impressed with your professionalism, and expertise of the river. In other words, you know what the hell you are doing.  I especially enjoyed Charles's wit and humor. 

Thanks again, and we hope to see you soon.

Geoff Carson & Don Barenz
Wood-Lam Structures, Inc.

October 12th, 1999

Just wanted to thank you and your guys for showing us a great day on the river.  We all enjoyed ourselves and had a great time catching fish.  The newbies learned a lot and are anxious to get back out on the water.  Thanks for posting my picture on your web site, I have been sending the URL to all of my fishing buddies.

Jim R. Jones
Systems Engineering Manger
Cisco Systems, Inc.
500 108th Avenue N.E.
Bellevue, WA  98004

September 13th, 1999

Hi Steve,

Had a GREAT day on the river with Charlie yesterday!  I caught (landed) about 15 fish and my wife caught probably a half-dozen.  But the awesome things... we raised probably 50 fish!  That's a conservative estimate! We really lost count after several hours of fishing. I caught my first fish literally in a few minutes from the boat launch at "the Cave" and that was the way it was the rest of day.  There were also a few fish we never saw as they went to the "trout bus" as Charlie calls it and snapped the line as the rod tip went into the water.  These must have been VERY BIG fish.

You can tell Nate I now know why clients go through so many Yak Stones.  The fish slam these flies and most of them are big fish.  I don't know how many times I had to adjust the hackle on the flies after the fish tore into them.  And then there are the big fish that snap them right off the tippet on their first run.

My wife was looking for some tips on river fishing and Charlie spent a lot of one-on-one time with her.  He was very patient, easy going and I know she learned a lot from him.   She was showing me the "curve cast" Charlie taught her on the river!  She said the "finger" cast he taught her saved the day after she got a blister in her hand from casting all day.  We both learned a ton from his excellent guiding skills.

All in all we had a great day, raised a ton of fish, and had lots of laughs with Charlie.   I am excited to get in touch with him so I can sign up for his Steelhead school on the Sauk.

Oh, there may be a new secret fly... the "Betty".  Charlie put one on and I hooked non-stop fish for an hour before a fish snapped the fly off.  It was my fault for not checking the line after hooking fish after fish.  It probably was a good thing however as every time my wife, in the back of the boat, spotted a rising fish, me in the front, got a take with the Betty.

Look forward to going out with you guys again in the future! 

Thanks!

Arthur Funamori

July 27th, 1999

Steve,

I can't thank you enough.  The trip you took Steven and I on was something that will be remembered for a lifetime.  We have never fished so hard in our lives.  Your knowledge of the habitat and where the fish were holding made 11 hours of fishing seem like 2.  The experience we got was worth way more than the fee you charged.  I will be telling everyone I know how good you are.  We had a day that memories are made of.  Lots of fish, including the mammoth that got away, and a large variety in the habitat we fished.  Big river fishing where we were pounding from the boat, nymphing, and creek fishing too.  We had it all including a great lunch served by the guide.  Did I mention that we saw no other fishermen all day?  We had the best water to ourselves.  

Praise is not something I just hand out because someone has tried.   I dish it out when someone has tried and done an exceptional job.
Your service is exceptional and you can count on us booking another trip in the spring.   Thanks again Steve.

Mike and Steven Wilson

April 18th, 1999

Steve,

Thanks for a great day on the river.  Daniel and I had a wonderful time! 

Thanks again,

Bill Levin

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July 27th, 1998

Just wanted to thank you again for a GREAT float last Friday.  Gerry and I both had a wonderful time.  Great scenery, good fishing and a fantastic guide. Hope to see you this fall for more of those legendary BIG ones.

Ward Garrett

August 16th, 1998

Steve,

Thanks a lot for the great trip on the Yakima.  I enjoyed the float, the fish, and the company.  You have a class act guide service. 

Take Care,

Scott Orness

September 21st, 1998

The boys had a great time with you-thanks for the great memories they will always have-I really like Chris's picture on your site-is there a way to get a photo quality image from your digital camera?  If so, I would be glad to pay you for a copy of the photo...thanks!

Dr. Rick Todd

October 12th, 1998

Dear Steve,

As I drove home Friday, I was reflecting about my good feelings re: fishing with you Thursday.  The fishing reminded me of my 'best days' many years ago (1940's-50's) with size and numbers. I think the lack of hatchery plants has improved the aggressiveness and power of the fish. 

Back then, one could often tell 'it was probably a natural' well before landing it.  And just turning over two lunker-types, so we could see the huge underbelly, is encouraging for return trips.  The overcast may have helped the mid-day fishing.

It is obvious I could use a firmer/stiffer #5 wt., 9 ft. pole in order to get the fly out quicker under the wind. I'm going to look around here, but wonder what you might recommend. You do have your shop that will be opening early next year in E'burg and I will probably check out your selection available.

I thank you for the food, fishing experience and fellowship.

John Dodge