Ever Had One of Those Days?

February 15, 2001 by JD  
Filed under Fishing Stories

Ever have one of those days? You know, the ones that make you wish you had just stayed in bed. Well, I had one on Monday. After a day of steelhead fishing, I returned to the parking lot where I left my rig, only to find my truck on blocks and my front tire and rim stolen. To make matters worse, it was raining and all I had been thinking about for the previous couple hours was how good a hot shower and a nap were going to feel. And that was just the beginning of the bad news — I was without my spare AND my boat was still 5 miles downriver. Luckily, the Fontaine crew from Auburn had been fishing with me that day and were nice enough to guard the boat for over an hour (thanks guys!) while I arranged for a tow and another vehicle to hitch the trailer up to.

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