2b, my over active imagination and natural pessimism leads me to bad assumptions on a regular basis. I assumed the river was going to be insanely crowded and there were some trout around. One was pessimistic and proved VERY true, the other was optimistic and also proved true. All I know is friends and steelhead make any trip worthwhile. Next time I hope we're on the same side of the river, I do know we're on the same page on lots of things related to the river.