First time river fishing!

Sooo I decided to take the day off from work to go fishing with my friend and her friend!  She said we would be out from 6AM to 6PM cuz driving to the place takes a long time.  10:45PM the night before, she walked me through the process of getting the fishing license and salmon stamp.  It's quick and easy, she said.  I didn't sleep til midnight.  However, I managed to rip myself off the bed at 5:30AM to get ready.  She ended up getting here around 6:30AM, and so we got to the river at 7:45AM and by then, lots of people were already there, in the water, in their waders. They're the funny-looking waterproof overalls, not the birds.  I wish I had one, but I don't know if I will pursue this hobby seriously enough to fork over $150+ for one so that I can wade in the water.  But then... I could do all sorts of things in the water with one of those suckers on 8D  We'll see.