“That’s right,” agreed Mr. Cook. “The Lewis and Clark expedition was the first to describe them. They’re greedy fish and fighters.”
“Hey!” Mike shouted. “Sounds good. How do they taste?”
“You would think of that,” his father commented. “But, for your information, they’re delicious.”
“Great!” answered Mike. “Put me down for three or four.”
“Got to catch them first.”
“Sandy’ll take care of that.”
“How far away is that pool of yours, Joe?”
“About five miles from here we’re going to run into the worst rapids on the river. I call them Cutthroat Rapids because the trout run is just upstream.”
“Are they worse than Dog Leg Falls?”
“Much worse. You can’t get through them. The river drops about six feet—right on a row of razor-sharp rocks.”