Salmon Fishing

Salmon Fishing

Somewhere Along the Western Coast of Canada

Summer 2004

I had never fished before so I was so damn excited when I caught this monster salmon.  My captain said he would clean the fish for me and he took a wooden mallet and smashed the fish head. Immediately, there was blood everywhere. I seemed to miss the biology lesson that mentioned that fish had a lot of blood.  Then I noticed that the hook was caught right in the eye socket.  That was gross.  The fish squirmed and made an effort to get away from the captain who smashed the fish head again. The fish squirmed again and I panicked.  The captain tired to grab the fish again but the fish squimmmed yet again and this time, he leaped over the side of the boat. He was gone. I was devastated. This fish suffered for nothing. My captian tried to console me by telling me that this fish would be eaten before he ever hit the bottom. That fact did not consle me.