Chummin’ For Kingfish by Jon Bryan
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Layla and I had married in late 1983 and by the next spring she was anxious to go fishing and quickly became an excellent fishing partner!  Brad was joining the Army in August and Layla’s Daughter, Laura, was in college and had been pestering me to take her offshore fishing.  I obliged her.

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20 Minute Walleyes by James L. Bruner
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I suppose I’m comfortably at a point in life to make the remark of “when we were young” without sounding like a youngster trying to act older. In fact it’s probably a good idea that I start putting more and more of these memories on paper while I still remember them. I would argue the point all day that I’m still active and spry as a young man in his 20’s but the half century mark looming around the corner tells me differently. I may no longer be invincible but my keen sense of judgment has been honed by instinctive wisdom while my razor sharp tongue cuts quickly to the point. So. Now that I have myself worked into a rabid frenzy of self-justification and all the cogs in my melon are turning in the same direction I’m going to do a little reflecting on a memorable fishing trip because in case you forgot, I have to start writing things down.

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From Dinosaurs to Big Mack’s by James Smith
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If you have been looking for a world-class fishing hole, consider Flaming Gorge Reservoir. These cobalt blue waters are home to a variety of trophy fish, such as huge mackinaw (lake) trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and kokanee salmon. In addition the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam is regarded as one of the finest tailwater fisheries in the world. This prime fly-fishing area offers huge rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout.

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