The season is over. It is official because this morning I towed the Lund Alaskan to the local repair shop for the annual overhaul of the Mercury four stroke. My next fishing trip in the boat will be in the spring on a day like the one in the picture; working around the edges of the ice. Sort of a sad day here.

Most years November is a time to catch my breath after the season, not so this year!

My season is finished, I returned form Libby Camps last week after guiding grouse hunters for most of October. It is always a great feeling to be finished for the year but then the work of maintenance starts. This week the Sequoia goes in to be detailed. While that gets underway, I always get to thinking about how much things have changed in the last 32 years.