Thank you very much for sharing. The title was fantastic. I read the Pirsig novel in high school and thoroughly enjoyed it. And no, the article was not weird in any way. It was endearing. I appreciate that the focus of the piece was not the fish, but the people and the experience. The slideshow showed some great fish but the real reward was the experience itself.
Henry David Thoreau has been misquoted/paraphrased many times with the line, "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." Although he never actually wrote those words, I believe the spirit of the phrase is still true to his sentiments. When I go fishing with my family and children, catching fish is not the goal. The goal is to spend time with the people I love and to make a great memory with them. Any fish we catch is simply a bonus.
Very nicely written! I hope you continue to publish more stories like this one. I most certainly will continue to look for your articles. If you and your children decide to make it an annual event, you are most welcome to join my family and I on the ice for one of our adventures.
