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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.

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The skill of accurate perception is called cynicism by those who don't possess it.

—-Alan Millar