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a mountain river, 2016.07.27

I'm cursed when it comes to landing trout in western Canada - today yet another one slipped away from me. It had made a surprisingly large leap in the water only seconds after I caught it. I was too busy yelling "fish on!" at my son and it got off the line as it landed once again. As with prior fishing success, I caught this one after having "chummed" the water, this time with some salmon eggs. I had the same eggs on my lure, the combination seemed to work.

rand()m quote

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

—Ernest Hemingway