Still my best dry fly fish was, I think it was, I think the water was 36 and a half degrees, but it was 34 first thing in the morning, right?

And it was like, oh, the sun was coming out and you could just feel like the anglers and it just felt like it was coming alive.

So, yeah, I'm not real.

The whole thing of, you know, people stop fishing dries on, you know, October 1st or October 10th and dryfly season's over in Canada.

I'm like, I don't buy that at all.

Just let it warm up during the day and give her in the last third of the day.

And I think it worked pretty well still.

Welcome to In the Bucket, the podcast that explores the culture of spay fishing in the Pacific Northwest,

a spectacular land of mountains and

wild rivers, where every cast has a story to tell. I'm your host, Brian Niska. Thank you for

joining us. I'm Brian Niska, host of In the Bucket. Today I'm going to be speaking with some true

veterans in the Steelhead game. We've got legends Dave Hughes, Ken Morris, and Dax Messett on the show. These guys have a

wealth of knowledge and experience. I'm excited to bring you a conversation that's sure to be

both educational and entertaining. Let's get into it. Welcome and we are alive.

I'm very happy here to be with Ken Morish, Dave Hughes, and Dax.

You guys may remember Dax.

He was in episode number three of In the Bucket.

Ken, let's start with you.

Tell our listeners a little bit about yourself.

Well, I live down in Southern Oregon, down in Ashland, and I'm one of the founders of

Flywater Travel, which is an international fly fishing travel company.

And I know a lot of, all of you through that context primarily.

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