Why) We were driving through Idaho on a relatively warm weekday morning in early March when we started to notice all the fly fishermen in the region's rivers and streams.  At some point that day, we crossed the Salmon river, which surprised us.  I believed that ocean salmon would not travel this far inland to breed but Pam was convinced that no one would name it the Salmon River without a real reason for doing so.  My explanation that they named it the Salmon because they were hungry and hoping to catch lunch did not change her mind.  So, there was nothing to do but get out of the car and see just what sort of fish were in the river.





























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The melting middle fork of the Selway River did not seem to shelter any salmon at this second.