J.S. – I beg to differ with you. I’ve been on guide trips with Rick Bishop of 3 Rivers Guide Service and have never experienced your description of events nor have my family or friends. Rick is one of the most skilled, knowledgeable guides on the river. He comes well prepared and runs an efficient, clean operation. As anyone who has fished often enough knows there are good days and bad days – that is why it is called FISHING! It appears to me that you did not listen to Rick’s fishing tutorial on the onset of your trip otherwise he would not have had to check your rod all day long. A skilled guide knows what to look for and obviously you were unable to follow instructions therefore Rick merely was doing what a good guide would do – help you out. J.S., you are obviously and inexperienced fisherman and have no business netting a large salmon or determining if the bait was good or not. I certainly would not want you trying to net my salmon. There is a lot of technique involved and the fish have a mind of their own when they get up to the boat. Many are lost in the netting process. Your character assassination of Rick I found childish, over exaggerated and to the point of downright falsehoods. Interesting that you seem to be the only one to have those complaints. I’d like to ask J.S. if his review was a solicited ad for another guide? This review was not the place. If you are so enamored with Scott, write a stellar review for him on his site.