Our family booked an all day private salmon fishing charter hoping that our timing would coincide with the second sockeye run. We have a 13 yo daughter and a 10yo daughter who are pretty adventurous and love to fish, but this was going to be so different than the lake fishing they are accustomed to. No one in the family had ever been fly fishing, so this was going to be an adventure for not only my husband and myself, but for our guide who would have the *joy* of teaching and managing all 4 of us. I did a lot of research to make sure that we selected a company who would be a good fit, and I am so very glad we chose to go with Jason's Guide Service. Our guide was Henry and although he was very young and relatively new, he was amazing. He had so much knowledge of the area and was so skilled that you would've thought he had been around and doing this for much much longer. Jason had called the night before letting us know that the salmon were running a little late and that fishing for them was pretty dismal. He offered to let us focus on plug and drift fishing for trout and Dolly Vardon but was open to mixing in some fly fishing. He prepared us for what could be a fairly unproductive day and how fly fishing could be frustrating for the kids, particularly our youngest. We told him we wanted to at least try some fly fishing just for the experience but would be just as happy drifting and using spinner reels if that didn't work out. Henry was so incredibly patient with all of us the entire day. He was an excellent teacher and my kids were thrilled to throw on the waders and get in the water. Both of them caught on fairly quickly and my daughter even caught a couple of trout within a short period of time on the fly rod. We alternated between fly fishing and plugging and we all were able to catch some beautiful rainbow trout, a few Dollys and a few salmon. Most of the salmon were too large and not keepers, but super fun to catch and get pictures of. We did end up being home dinner which was more than we expected due to our timing. We saw many, many eagles and were super lucky to hang out in fairly close proximity to a young brown bear - the first and only we ended up seeing on our 14 day trip. Most importantly, we had a great time and it was an experience my kids enjoyed enough to want to build on it in the future! Mission accomplished. These guys know this river well and will work their tails off to get you to the right spots. Just as importantly to us, they are super kind, patient and gracious with beginners, including kids. We highly recommend them and would absolutely book with them if we are lucky enough to return! read more