you’ve been there. It’s going to take us years to really
understand the water up there, but it’s a challenge
we readily accept. There’s so much to see and so
much to explore. When they are old enough, I am
very excited to share it with my boys (and not to get
stuck in a muskeg on a hike to the river). In due time,
they’ll get the chance to see this place, and see why
it has left its imprint on me.
o, back to the estuary and the fish that stole my
bobber… After letting it rest for a half an hour, we
returned to the pool to see if the fish was still there.
We wondered if the fish would eat the bug instead of
the strike indicator.
MY FIRST GOOD CAST THROUGH THE
RUN AND IT ALL WENT CRAZY.
The bobber fired down and I slammed it back with
a big hook set. A fish, so bright it was shining like a
newly minted quarter, rocketed up into the air. The
pool we were in could not contain her as she jumped
five times in no less than ten seconds. Around the
corner, she went on her back to the ocean and on her
last jump, threw her head from side to side and sent
my fly back towards my face.