Salmon Thoughts

Thanks to Bonnie for taking this photo and emailing it.

I was meditatively casting over seagrass two mornings ago on the west side of Whidbey, thinking about the 16 pound chinook I caught in the same spot last year, when I heard a familiar voice.  “I still have that photo,” said Bonnie, seemingly mind reading.  The power of salmon thoughts should never be underestimated.

At a recent party, I had to disagree with an old guy who half-quoted Shakespeare, “Life is a meaningless tale told by a fish, full of spinners and bait, signifying nothing.” — obviously not a fisherman.  He continued by half-quoting The Kinks, “Just like cherry-cola, Y-O-D-A, Yoda.”  I could only respond, Yoda said “There is no try [to go fishing]. Do [ . . .].”