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This blog installment comes courtesy of fishhound pro Chris "Uber" Raines.

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It's the end of summer here on the Pere Marquette River. For dry-fly fishermen this means throwing hoppers and other rubber-legged creatures. The river's edges are abuzz with terrestrial activity. Walking through the high summer grass demonstrates this better than anything. With every few steps, winged grasshoppers take flight from their grassy perches. Flying erratically, looking for a landing zone, oftentimes they'll accidentally hit the water's surface.

Big, hungry trout lurking near the undercut banks lie in wait for...

This blog installment comes courtesy of fishhound pro Chris "Uber" Raines.

As the summer days heat up and the water clears on the Pere Marquette River, you can find the most diehard within the fly-fishing community gathered for what has become a ritual. With the canoes and the tourist-types wrapping up their day's activities, the hardcore trout bums start gearing up. We slip on our waders and don our headlamps. We put away the 3 and 4 weights and pull out our heavy gear. The 9-foot, 6-weight's my weapon of choice.

Gone are the tippet spools that hold the 4-, 5- and 6X. Out comes the goat rope. I'm talking 15- to 20-pound mono – the stuff you could pull your...

The satisfaction of a job well done is a common thread that binds all of us across jobs, employments and professions. For fish guiding, many factors play into such a declaration, especially after a multiday run with a trusted client and friend.

Getting into fish and capitalizing on those opportunities is obviously important. Did we catch the fish of a lifetime? Did we catch X amount of fish? Did we get every sipping trout to eat our delicately presented baetis spinner? Those questions all have different interpretations and answers. And maybe that's what makes fishing so satisfying and challenging at the same time – whether we answer yes or no to these hypothetical questions.

Six days on the Bighorn, mid-May...

Coffee With Bill is your weekly journey through fishing and philosophy with legendary fishing photographer Bill Lindner. Connect with him at his website; BLPStudio.com.