This might be an unpopular opinion, and I agree the MLF guy is likely gonna be at fault here, BUT…a professional fishing guide should’ve known that a wave of tournament fishermen would be headed his way. If the fog was thick, I’d personally be trying to get towards the bank and out of the boat lanes in case some idiot comes rolling through. I don’t know if they were fishing, or motoring at the time, but he should’ve known that 150 boats were upriver from him and almost all of them would be headed downstream. The way Smith lays out, any tournament that launches out of the park will have almost every boater running downriver through the Miller Flats area. Just seems like that aspect is being overlooked by most. Again, I feel like the tournament fisherman will be ruled at fault, and most likely justifiably so, but it seems like the guide could’ve done his part to help prevent the accident as well.
Unpopular with me. Just b/c they are having a tournament doesn't mean you get to ignore basic boater safety.