Fishing-Rules Of Engagement For River Salmon Poem by Ray Andrews

Ours was the second most modest
Boat out of roughly fourty boats
On this section of the Siletz River.
To our port side, an elderly couple,
Salmon fishing in a portable, collapsable
Boat. They had frequent action-some caught,
Some got away, some eaten by seals
While on their lines. Fish weighing
Twenty five to thirty five pounds. The
Rest of us watched. Nothing. A guide
Parked his boat next to the elderly couple
And a customer promtply caught a fish.

We decided it was the location. The next day
We got out early-the elderly couple was already
In our previous location. We grabbed their
previous spot. They caught fish. We didn't.
Few others did. As we left, tired of a day of
Trying this and that, the woman said 'I had
Fallen asleep when that last fish hit.'

We laughed all the way home, knowing
We now had the secret.