John’s Guide Service Fishing & Hunting Blog

2009 LAST CAST CLUB!!

Join the L.C.C. this year!!

As promised, we’re getting the L.C.C. started up again this year.

Anyone can join, any fish, any state, with any guide or on your own, and rules are simple. Just reply to the post here with your Last Cast Story and I’ll edit this Blog Entry and add your name along with fish species you landed to the 2009 Last Cast Club list below.

L.C.C. Rules: (be honest now!)
This is how it works:

1. To be a member of the L.C.C. you must hook and land a fish on your Last Cast. Whether you keep the fish or not is up to you, but the fish must be landed on your very last cast to be counted for the club.

2. A witness helps but if you are fishing alone we expect you to be honest here when telling your story. A picture helps too.

3. You must say loudly, “Last Cast!” and it has to be just that…your very last cast for the day!! None of those, “OK.. one more cast” things and no more fishing for the rest of the day either.

4. It doesn’t matter if it’s first thing in the morning or at the end of a long day of fishing, to join the L.C.C it has to be your last cast for the day.

(We’ll see how many people join here, maybe we’ll give out some kind of trophy or prize for L.C.C. members with more than one species on their Last Cast…it’s up for ideas)

2009 Last Cast Club: CONGRATS !!!

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I’ve been asked the following question many times while out guiding… “What do guides do when they retire?”

… and here’s the answer, “We move three feet forward!”

No more rowing, no more standing by the tiller handle in the back of the boat… we move 3 feet forward and let someone else do all the work and finally get to hook and land our own fish.

Today was just that day! Got to take out recently retired “Skagit River Guide” Rob Endsley for a day of fun fishing. (Just locally retired though!… Rob still owns and operates Prince Of Wales Sportfishing in Alaska)

Rob and I always had a great time guiding the same water together in seperate boats, but today Rob got to fish outta’ mine for a change and move 3 feet forward.

Pic of Rob and I together releasing one of the Wild Steelhead we hooked today. Think this is one of the only pictures we’ve ever gotten together Rob !?!

Good friend and client Gary also joined Rob and I out on the water today adding to the fun. Here’s Gary holding one of the Hatchery Steelhead we hooked into today.

All in all a great day of fishing with a couple of great friends! Look forward to doing again soon Robbo’ and Gary!

Here’s to the end of yet another great fishing and hunting season and the beginning of a new year! Thanks to all those that joined us over 2008 and to those that helped us out in the completion of our log home… look forward to seeing you all again in 2009.

Looking forward to having our B&B, “The Stillwater”, up and running sometime this coming Spring.

Here’s some winter steelheading pics to round out our 2008 season and start off our 2009 season:

Dave and son with a couple of nice Hatchery Steelhead

Joon with a nice Hatchery Steelhead

Eric, “Jinxie” and friend with a few nice Skagit River Hatchery Steelhead

Kevin and Gang with a few nice Hatchery Steelhead

Sean and Gang starting our new year off with a few nice Skagit River Hatchery Steelhead.