Steelheading with Master Shredder...

Everyone remembers that ridiculously awesome cartoon.  How cool were the Ninja Turtles, and that scary Master Shredder?  Answer....a lot

I mean, pizza for every meal and beating up bad guys....what's not a 8 year old little dude not to love and that's not even mentioning the gameboy game that I may or may not have played a zillion times

Well, I think I went fishing with Shredder yesterday.

All of a sudden, he shows up and photo bombs me with a slick wild fish.  Where the hell did his shoulder pads go with the blades on them?  That's the first thing I thought

So he continued to fish with us....

and was rewarded with a ripper of a wild steelhead.

you never know who you'll run into on the river.

River Characters--St Joe Daina

On or around the river, you really run into some amazing people.

Case in point, the best damn shuttle driver in North Idaho, St Joe Daina.

Living in the tiny town of Calder, Idaho, Daina is always ready to hop in your car and provide a timely shuttle down the river. 

Every year when we see here again as trout season gets here, she gives us a great update of the ongoings in the St Joe Valley and funny stories from her year so far.  She tends to laugh at us when we say we love to go out in the rain to fish.  "You guys are crazy" tends to be her refrain.

To the point, Daina is a salt of the earth lady who's a pleasure to do business with.  You can tell she appreciates us nutty fishermen.

Last time out, OMR and I discovered she has one heck of a hidden talent.  During the winter and her free time, she devotes her time to the canvas. The picture above is one of her originals she dubbed "Old Man" 

Looks a hell of a lot like OMR, but non the less is exceptional work.

The worlds best shuttle driver on the St Joe has prints to sell if your interested, or if your looking for a shuttle, we here at Chucking Line and Chasing Tail suggest you give her a ring

Give Daina a call at 208-245-1279