One of the definite benefits of working at a flyshop is you meet interesting people. Tony recently met Eric McMillan and they have been exploring the rivers in Oregon and Washington. Tony relates that Eric is very good with a single hander and appears to be equally upto learning the two hander. This weekend Eric and Tony fished the Kalama all day and tested the quality of their rain gear. Eric, twenty seven years old, long ago, cut his teeth fishing for steelhead on the Kalama River in SW Washington. It was evident to Tony that Eric knew every run on the river. Tony experimented with new tubes and together the two accounted for six walloping takes, turns and departures…all good for instant adrenaline dumps and assorted exclamatory phrases. Salmon were brought to hand and a great day was enjoyed…and the rain gear stood the test!

Eric allowed Tony to photo his tattoo and upon close inspection the artwork combines the good luck of the saucy mermaid and portrays the ‘fish on’ in the background. 

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