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EVERY ANGLE OF this year pulled me away from what I love, what I have been devoted to: the riverbanks that had become my comfort zone, my home, my heart. I worked hard to gain that comfort by fishing these rivers over nearly the past four years. It had come naturally to dive into those stunningly beautiful waters, with and without my babes in tow. It was in my neck of the woods, my own big backyard, where I could learn at my own slow, stubborn, silly and yet eventually fishy pace. This year, however, was the year I would intentionally interact with cities and the women who live in them. Driving in cities – I almost died multiple times! – is something I hate. And with the banks of my Southern Oregon rivers nowhere in sight, I experienced boats like never before. But what I found on those incredible sleds, drift boats and an old wooden dory (just beautiful) was beyond worth the country-girl anxiety I felt. These ladies’ hearts too are on the river, their smiles were more beautiful 24 Northwest Sportsman
DECEMBER 2017 | nwsportsmanmag.com
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From bass to Chinook to big, beautiful B-runs, Cassandra Charles catches all the Lewis Clark Valley offers.