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Fish stories and tall tales

1/20/2025

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Collage: Ice fishing traps with view under ice of a fish on a hook, words above
He gathers his boots, buckets,
and creepers.
Grabs his
pack basket, traps,
hand auger,
and sled, and

stops
on the way for bait.

He warms himself drilling
through the ice,
inches thick,
until he
breaks through to

the water below.


He baits the hook, drops
the line through the hole,
sets the flag, and
depending on the lake
or pond he's on, begins to

imagine.


The bass, trout, salmon,
pickerel, or perch
swimming under
the surface.

But it's a waiting game,
where patience braces
against anticipation,

and the cold.

When a flag is tripped,
he wonders, is it a wind flag,
stolen bait, or is there a fish

on the line?


Hand over hand he
hauls the line feeling
for the resistance
that will tell him,

fish on.
 
And so begins a
real fish tale.


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