Fishing Guide Mike Rasmussen checked in this evening with an update from the Smith River. Today was a tough day on the river. We lost two fish total. Fellow guide Dave Jacobs lost one too. And I know of less then a half dozen between the fleet.  I fished low from Ruby park and took out at Saxon (below 101). Dave Jacobs did the whole thing from the forks down. Lost one.  Right at the take out below 101 I saw a guy on anchor hook six plunking about 2 hours ago. New charge of fish. We will fish the Chetco River tomorrow regardless. The flows are hitting the magical 3000 CFS mark and the fishing will b great. Yesterday on the Smith every boat hooked six fish a piece. Today maybe six between the fleet. These fish move fast. We will check in tomorrow with an update from the Chetco River.

Mike has called Northern California home his whole life. Fishing the streams of the eastern sierras for trout and the Russian river for steelhead as a young boy, his passion for fishing and the outdoors consumed his childhood as knowledge was gained. Attending high school in Corning, Ca, Mike also spent a great deal of time on the banks of the Sacramento river, chasing Salmon, Steelhead, American Shad and Striped Bass. Mike was fortunate enough to have been taught by some experienced guides that have since passed. Now a guide himself over the last decade, he prides himself on providing a comfortable, fun and enjoyable experience for all those he guides. You will not find another guide in Northern California as devoted as Mike and that spends the amount of time on the water as he does. It definitely shows at the end of the day when the fish are counted.