Chad Pettrone

8/20 Dr. Pete

• By Chad Pettrone
• 22 August, 2013
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Pete was on his first ever guided fly fishing trip.  His first 10 minutes of fishing, he landed a nice fish on a size 20 flashback beatis.  10 minutes later, he landed another nice fish.

We hooked another big one in the same area, but after a quick move by the fish the hook popped out.  There is the old saying, it wouldn’t be fishing if we caught all the fish…then it would be catching.  In my opinion, the experience of loosing a fish along with the ability of our imagination to run wild with the flash of silver that we saw, or the immense strength that we felt, is what keeps us coming back.

There was one fish at the end of the day that I hope, in a great way, leaves a mark in Pete’s memory.  And when that memory has an opportunity to be reborn, I hope you give me a call.  I enjoyed the day and our conversations.