The Weather Has Broken

I think we endured more ninety-degree days this summer than I can ever remember. During these heat waves, I spent the bulk of my time in the air-conditioned “great indoors,” reading current thrillers or re-reading favorite fly-fishing books. Donna was hooked on the Olympics, but I watched very little of the televised coverage. Truth be told, I was just putting in my time till the weather finally moderated.

When it did, I was able to resume trout fishing. However, I was extremely careful that I did not fish in streams where the water temperature placed undue stress on the trout. Even releasing...