Tributaries Short Stories- Second Chances

Who among us hasn't lost a spectacular fish they wish they could
have back? I can recall every vivid detail of every brief
encounter, from the final leap of the steelhead that spat my fly
from across the river to the largemouth that suspended in air, then
hocked the diving frog like a loogie. As a young man exploring one
of Central Oregon's notoriously challenging streams, the unexpected
took me on a downstream sprint only to leave me defeated, out of
breathe and pining for another crack at the fish of a lifetime.
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