“Grab your gear and get over here” the voice on the other end of the phone called out. It was my friend Amy Zieser. I had not heard from her in quite a while, but she had been a good friend growing up, so a call out of the blue was not unusual. Growing up, in Western New York, we hung out often and shared many experiences during our adolescence. “I got a couple nice Steelies yesterday afternoon at my new place and wanted to see if you could give me a couple pointers today” she finished. “Sure” I said and I quickly hung up the phone. The weather was fantastic. It was warm, around 75 degrees but it was getting late in the afternoon and the sun was fading fast. I was excited about the prospect of Steelhead fishing so close to home. As I hurriedly gathered up my gear my thoughts drifted. What Steelhead river was she talking about? I had grown up here and I did not remember any Steelhead rivers five minutes from my house? I wondered about the fish too. What would they be like? Would they be the brightly colored, long, slender torpedoes I have found out west, like the wild Steelhead I have caught in Idaho and Alaska? Or would they be the stout, shouldered, chrome bulls that I have come to expect in Upstate New York. “Be sure to grab all the egg patterns and the camera” I thought to myself. Checking the time I had trouble focusing on the clock. The numbers did not make sense and faded in and out of recognizable shapes. My eyes struggled to peel back the layers of sleep and the numbers finally came into focus, 3:58 am. Then I realize. I am in Utah, it is winter and there are no Steelhead rivers within 500 miles. Damn! Rolling over I tighten the sheets and blankets around my shoulders and consider throwing another log on the fire. “I wonder if the Steelhead dream about me” I thought to myself.
Book
- Alaska
- Guide & Fisherman
- Guiding: Choosing Your Guide And Choosing Your Customer
- Guiding: Do It Yourself With A Guide
- Guiding: Evolution Of A Guide
- Guiding: Freshwater, More Than Meets The Eye
- Guiding: Friends For Life
- Guiding: Know Where You Are
- Guiding: More Than Just A Fisherman
- Guiding: Mystery Of The Fisherman
- Guiding: Payment
- Guiding: Saltwater, A Different World
- Rough Fish
- Fly Fishing For Rough Fish: Why Do It?
- Introduced Rough Fish: The Carps & Other Invasive Species
- Methodology: Gear & Tactics For Pursuing Roughfish On A Fly
- More Roughfish: Bullheads, Whitefish, Goldeye, Burbot & Drum
- Rough Fish Environments: Where To Look For Rough Fish?
- Rough Fish Species: The Suckers
- Rough fish: A Lifetime Of Learning
- Rough Fish: Fishing For Dinosaurs (Gars & Bowfin)
- Rough Fish: What Are They?
- The Hook: Some Common Rough Fish Fly Patterns
- Spey
- Spey: Applications, Where Can You Do It?
- Spey: Atlantic Salmon, A Significant Fish
- Spey: Defined And Demystified
- Spey: Gear, The Nuts And Bolts
- Spey: Lines, They Are That Important
- Spey: Steelhead, New Traditions & A Modern Movement
- Spey: The Energy
- Spey: The Flies
- Spey: The Swing
- Spey: Two Critical Casts
- Striped Bass
- Striped Bass: Fishing Rocky Shorelines
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Beaches
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Flats
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Reefs
- Striped Bass: Fishing Tidal Rivers
- Striped Bass: Flatwing Swing
- Striped Bass: Fly Line Options & Choices
- Striped Bass: Gear, The Nuts & Bolts
- Striped Bass: Migration Patterns
- Striped Bass: What They Eat
- The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: A Natural Drug
- Fly Fishing: A Validation Of Freedom
- Fly Fishing: Don’t Fight The Current
- Fly Fishing: It Is What It Is
- Fly Fishing: Socialization For Asocial Individuals
- Fly Fishing: The Allure Of The Fish
- Fly Fishing: The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: The Simplicity Of It All
- Fly Fishing: Time Flies
- Fly Fishing: Times You Remember & Try To Forget
Jason. Great Story. You tricked me – I had no idea that was how it was going to end. Very well done. I like the way you tied in the title – to the story but the end of your story gave the title a different meaning. Kinda like songwriting. That was very cool.
I liked it alot. those dreams are the best until you wake up. I like how you tied it all together at the end. Nice story.