Soon after, Ben Burke followed with his own prize rainbow. Our guide was great with the kids, he pointed out spots to cast, rigged up rods, baited hooks, changed flies, and even identified wildlife on shore. The kids started off using night crawlers under a float. Later on we removed the bait hooks and tied on a sow bug. Tom and I fly-fished using San Juan worms and sow bugs, and switched flies as the action slowed. Most of the fishing was done within 30 feet of the boat, while drifting down river. An angled cast with an upstream mend was all that was needed. With the fast current, we used bigger floats set at 6 feet deep. We would cast out, mend the drift then sit and wait. Most of the time we waited seconds before the float went under. Sometimes it only dipped under then returned to the surface. That displayed where I had just lost a fish. Timing was essential, a good hook set was needed to catch the light biters. At the slightest dip, you had to set the hook for any chance of catching fish. The trout were very fast at tasting the fly, then releasing their fake dinner. By lunchtime, Tom and I each boated about 6 trout, lost several ones while fighting, and missed many more hookups. On this day, size wasn't the key to the trip. The key was having fun with lots of fish.