
Friendships Forged In Steel
From On The Water, November 2019 When I close my eyes and think about college, I am transported to bright autumn colors, cool air, and the sight of my friends chasing a steelhead downriver (steelhead they most likely didn’t land). In these memories, there are stories of big fish, lucky flies, dangerous encounters, and rivers—and I’m glad I didn’t share these moments with any other fishing bums. The characters in the following stories have taken hooks (that’s right, plural) ou