Why do you fish?
Fished one of my favorite creeks one afternoon last week.
Water was high and slightly off color.
Met up with a landowner I had not seen since last fall....we had a good talk, it was good to see him again.
Waded about 2km of water.
Saw 2 bald eagles, watched a kingfisher do his thing, a few American goldfinch flutter among the bushes and two deer cross the water 50 yards upstream of me.
Sat on the bank a few times, saw some bugs, kept an eye out for bears
Never once thought about Covid
Thought a lot about those I fished with that are no longer with us.
Realized that I have more days on the stream behind me than ahead of me and wondered how many more trips I have left.
Made it back to the truck sunburnt, tired and with a sore back
A long drive back home
No pictures, no videos
Fish?...yes, caught two trout
It was a good day to be out....
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