ADaytheStrea
珍妮弗·奥尔松/JeniferOlsson
Isteppedoutofyfour-wheeldrivetoetytandhiswife.
Hewasstrongandsolidlybuilt.Helookedlikeaodelforanoutdoorcatalogue.Thefishgvestwasstiffwithnewness；alloftherrecthardware，shyandued，hungfrohischest，liketoolsatoolshed.Thefeltonhiswadgbootswasaswhiteassnow.Ahandcraftedswungonhisback.Therodhadnevergotte，uchlesscaughtafish，andthelewasshyfrockofe.Thereelwasonbackward.
“Typicalbegner，”Ithought，rid，likeanyrichpeopleyexperience，probablydeandg.
Ireachedouttoshakehishand.Afirgripgrabbedback.
Hiswife，anattractivewoanbrigwithnfideookaphotoof，thenwavedgoodbyewithanarheavilyweightedwithturquoisebracelets.
FirstIturnedhisreelround.Hesiledandshrugged.Thenwebeganhiscastglessononthewhealedge.
Toysurprise，hewasoneofthoserarepeoplewhoedwithaflyrodalostidiately.Itjtlookedrightfrothebegng，andhewaschardbythewaytheleseedtoagicallyflowabovehissilhouetteonthewn.
“Iuldjtstandherealldayandcast.”hesaid，silg.
Wedidnothavetotravelfartothewater，sceaperfectlysweetlittlecreekranalongthestnekilotresoftherutteddirtroadIhadtravelledthat.Thewarthofthesunraisedthewaterteperatureenoughtoawakentherabowandcutthroattroutthatslept，andthecaddisfliesweredancgtheirerratice，hereandthere，overthewater.
Evenhipwaderswewereoverdressedfortheankle-deepcreek，butwestepped，wadedouttotheiddleandfacedupstrea.Mytcast，andIpotedtothepcetheflyshouldnd.
“Oh，hey！Lookatthat，”hesaidwhenthefirstfishstruck.Hewastrulyawed.Thesendtiatroutstruck，hisshoutsofsurpriseandjupanddownthecreek，andilyreeledasparklg，20-titrewildrabow.
“Isn’tthatbeautiful？”hesaidsoftly，andeverytroutafterthatwasbeautiful，credible，aazg，fantastic.Alittlebrooktrouttookthefly，andIhelditsoytuldseethebergsaroundthebright-espots.
“That’stheprettiestthgI’veeverseen，”hesaidwithscerity.
TobewithsoonewhowasabletotreasuretheontthewayhedidadefeellikeIwasexplfly-fishgforthefirstti.Ishowedhihowtokeephisflyfr，howtofishthedeeperpools.Hewasabsorbedbythewhysandthehowsandtheexecution.Andthefish，whether15titresor25，werepraisedlikepreciostones.
Ieafternoon，aboutthetitheskbegantofeelsorefroafreshsunburn，ytspedfishg.Hisshouldersdropped，andhepaedtolookatthewater，thetreesand，fally，at.