Anglers Journal

Woke Up Still Not Dead

I had been in the hospital for about four weeks when I got a message from peripatetic fly fisherman and friend Pat Ford, a photographer and writer who contributes regularly to Anglers Journal. He sent fish photos and salutations from a trip he’d just taken to Colombia.

“Hope you’re feeling better and happy to be in the ‘woke up still not dead again

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