I got a call from my fishing buddy Rollie Schmitten the other day, with an invite to got steelhead fishing. I jumped at the chance. H wanted to show off the new electric motor and depth sounded he had installed on “Barb’s Bateau” and we ran up to Pateros and tried out luck at the Rocks. No luck there, but he hooked and released a nice fish he hooked near the bridge over the mouth of the Methow. We put the boat on the trailer and then tried the Methow River. He put me onto a very bright wild fish not far up the valley. We tried a couple of other holes, without success and a rainstorm sent us home. Not a bad day. On Sunday, my wife Eileen and I made our maiden voyage in the new Jetcraft from Bob Feil Boats and Motors. What a dream boat for fishing around here! We launched it at Bridgeport and she christened the boat with a big buck. I got one myself, too. I plan to get back up there before the season closes. If you haven’t heard, there are some big things happening at High Mountain Hunting starting on Saturday; lots of seminars and specials. I’m doing one, on kokanee fishing on Wednesday the 30th, starting at 6 p.m.