Imagine the first angler who stumbled upon what is now a famous river - like the Battenkill, the Madison, or the Snake. Think about the pristine quality of the watershed. Consider the flourishing population of big, wild fish he would have encountered. Envision what he must have felt… what had to have been going through his mind.

I know what wasn’t going through his mind. “I don’t know if I’m ever going to catch these fish!”