The Trout
Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2009
by Rhonda Kay
Technology Consultant & Rural Director
It was a hot sunny day when and I decided to go on my first trout fishing adventure; Del was already a fishing pro. We took his much loved fishing boat out to the reservoir. This was my first time to really "fish." So, I was very excited when I snagged my limit, five beautiful rainbow colored trout within a couple of hours.
Del , my fisherman boyfriend, hooked only one trout. I really felt for him, but it was also kind of entertaining to tease him about what a great fisherman he is, and, yet, he only ensnared one scrubby fish!
The master fisherman quickly checked the line for the fish, they all, except one, were swallowed up into the great blue abyss. I couldn't help but feel sorry for the five fish that had their guts ripped out on the hair raising boat ride.
On the other hand, the surviving trout had earned my up most respect. He was the lone survivor of the bloody, bumpy boat ride. He would live on forever in my thoughts and dreams. The "first" real catch of my trout fishing experience.
Let's not forget that he also sacrificed himself, that very night, to my grill with great delight.
P.S. Trout, Steelhead, and Salmon taste so yummy when they are cooked on a Traeger Pellet Grill.
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Top-level comments on this article: (5 total)Ronda fox - Kay is that you??? Ha! Great to see you here! Excellent story, well-written and fun to read. I could picture the whole thing happening :-)Welcome to searchwarp! Glad to have you join us. Keep sharing stories, you are going to love it here. I look forward to reading more.(Just one little thing, Did you mean to say "Del" or "my boyfriend" in the opening sentence?) "...adventure; was already a fishing pro"Blessings to you! TeresaYes, It's me! Thanks for pointing out the error (the copying and pasting can be tricky sometimes). It's good to hear from you, and you have become quite the writer. Your sister was bragging on you the other day. That's how I found out about this site. Since it's summer, I may just have some time to spend here, maybe figure out how it all works... :)You look fabulous :-)Awe, my sister, that was sweet. I am glad it caused you to come check SW out. It is a great community. You meet great people and it's a great place to improve on our writing skills as we encourage one another and kindly point out lttle typos. I am constantly editing my articles. Like the Aveeno one, another friend and writer pointed out that I wrote "hash" instead of "Harsh" ha!Spend the summer here and you are bound to end up a search warp junkie, otherwise known as a warpie :-)The readers club is a great way to get to know other authors and for them to get to know you. Read and leave comments and join fan clubs. You will learn your way around in no time. There is also other mini-sites that are related to SW, you come across them sometimes in the readers club. Well, It's late, so I am off to bed. :-) Hugs! Teresa
Rhonda-What a great story? I am sure the lone fish tasted great! Have you been back out since then? thanks for sharing the story!Thanks! Yes, the next time I went out was on Clear Lake, practicing my fly fishing with yarn! I then stepped up to the next level with the real thing and hooked myself twice! Definitely very humbling!
HA! I love to fish but have not had the chance while raising the kids. I guess fishing makes it all worthwhile, the blood, the cleaning, the hooks and the bumpy ride when we are sitting at the table and enjoying the free meal! Thanks!Definitely worthwhile if your hubby does the cleaning! :) I can't even stand to put a worm on a hook! :)
Great article. Well done.What a lucky woman you are - five fish you say. Thats better than some people who do it every weekend get.Yes, luck it was...Hopefully, I'll get better with my fly fishing, hook a fish and not myself!
Ewwwww, Rhonda, your words definitely painted a picture! It looks like you had a great time, all things considered, on your adventure! Welcome to SearchWarp!
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