Fishing was the topic of the day for me. My story centered around the problems for the fish population following Hurricane Gustav. Many fisherman are seeing much lower supplies in freshwater rivers.
Like many of my stories, it gave me a chance to learn something new and to realize how much I have left to learn. As a kid, I fished with my dad quite a bit both in fresh and saltwater. In fact, one of my clearest early memories is of my father and I sitting on the edge of a lake in Pennsylvania, sharing red Twizzlers Nibs. He tried to find the best spot to cast; I was busy throwing a few of the candies in the water with the hopes the fish would like them as much as I did.
With all this background, I thought I would at least have a pretty decent working knowledge of the sport. I found out, 12 years away from the rod and the reel is nearly a lifetime. I finished my day thoroughly humbled, but also eager to get back to a sport I used to love. I wonder if the fish in Louisiana also have a taste for red Twizzlers Nibs...
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