Really appreciate all the feedback, thank you. The upper and lower flats areas have me intrigued and I anticipate spending a lot of time on those parts of the river. The nymph and midge fishing will be something relatively new to me as I figure out how to fish bugs that small and when/where to use weights and indicators. I have almost no experience with either.

Regarding the pooch, I think I've decided to leave him behind for this trip. For as much as I'd love his company trying to break him in on the idea of how to behave and what his limits are on this kind of trip just seems inappropriate. Again, thanks for the advice, please keep it coming if you've got more.