Kayaker fishes past take-out, has to hike 10-12 miles back

Here’s an article from the July 21 Missoulian:

Another example of poor journalism.  NO details on the fish he was playing!

Another example of poor journalism.  NO details on the fish he was playing!

And the reporter referred to the fisherman's boat as a "single pontoon kayak," whatever that is.

A lesson which can be deduced from this article is that if you are fishing an unfamiliar river, when you drop off a vehicle at the take-out, go down to the river and look for landmarks, so you'll recognize the area of the takeout as you approach it.  In this case the takeout was a campground, which should have been pretty obvious.

Another example of poor journalism.  NO details on the fish he was playing!

Hahaha.....how Patrick McManus of you!