I was fortunate enough to fish with Jim this past summer.
He was an excellent guide doing what he loved. He was also a very nice young man.Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

I have been a lurker for years and this thread on Tony motivated me to join and post. Years ago my buddy and I decided it was time to hit the river. It was a cold December morning just right for socking a few eyes. When we arrived at Everts, Old Man River as we referred to Tony was clearing ice from the dock that had floated down and was pushing on the dock. One foot on the dock the other kicking ice away. Well he greeted us as chrome boy as I have an electro-plating business and I had dressed up my 79 Ford F150. He had seen it before and he recognized our arrival. We were proceeding to put in when we heard a splash and looked over and Tony had fallen in and was hanging on to the dock for dear life. We rushed over and pulled him from the freezing water. He was kind of white and shivering like a sauger you just dropped on the floor of the boat. We told him to go get on dry gear and we proceeded to put our boat in. My buddy and I talked and said maybe we would get a free landing out of the deal. We had always been amazed that even during the coldest days when there was only a handfull of boats at the landing Old man river would trek out from his comfort and warmth to collect the five bucks. And this morning was no different. After changing he caught up with us before we pushed off and said “I believe you boys owe me five bucks”. No free minnows, no free launch, business as usual. You had to love him!!