ricks memorial fish

mike edson · 10-30-2009, 07:11 AM

My Brother in law Rick passed away 2 years ago. After a courages fight with cancer. Rick and I and families spent hundreds of hours fishing the John Day for Steelies. I was with him when he caught his last one at the beaver hole. I had to hold him up while he fought and won the fight with the fish. It was a respectable hatchery fish. When he landed it he turned to me and said cut it loose it needs to go home. 3 weeks later Ricky passed he needed to go home.
Now I fish with his sons telling them stories of our trips and adventures of the John Day. It has turned into an annual thing of camping cooking and fishing for all of us. It is a great time.

Fast Water · 10-31-2009, 07:38 PM

That is a great memory.

Boxcar · 11-02-2009, 05:09 PM

That's a great memory and I'm glad you shared with us. Condolences to you and yours. Now, go fishin' in his memory!

boxcar (Mike)

10-30-2009, 07:11 AM	#1
mike edson Cutthroat Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem Posts: 41	ricks memorial fish My Brother in law Rick passed away 2 years ago. After a courages fight with cancer. Rick and I and families spent hundreds of hours fishing the John Day for Steelies. I was with him when he caught his last one at the beaver hole. I had to hold him up while he fought and won the fight with the fish. It was a respectable hatchery fish. When he landed it he turned to me and said cut it loose it needs to go home. 3 weeks later Ricky passed he needed to go home. Now I fish with his sons telling them stories of our trips and adventures of the John Day. It has turned into an annual thing of camping cooking and fishing for all of us. It is a great time.

10-31-2009, 07:38 PM	#2
Fast Water King Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: S.W. Washington Posts: 9,900	Re: ricks memorial fish That is a great memory. __________________ Mark Lower Columbia CCA Join CCA RFA Ifish Member #2421 For in the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. - Baba Dioum

11-02-2009, 05:09 PM	#3
Boxcar Steelhead Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kalama. WA. Paradise Posts: 330	Re: ricks memorial fish That's a great memory and I'm glad you shared with us. Condolences to you and yours. Now, go fishin' in his memory! boxcar (Mike) __________________ Do you want to be right or do you want to be married???? Early Ifish Member #474

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