Today would have been a typical fishing day, had it not been for one specific salmon that I pulled out of the net. I'm not a typical commercial fisherman, I love and treasure every scaley creature I catch. I'm soft with them and whisper messages of thanks in their ears. But today I pulled a beautiful chum from the river. The net was caught in her gills... and I could see it was causing her the most sincere pain. I was extra careful with her. And when I began to carefully pull the mesh from her cheeks, she calmed down, and looked up at me, and said thank you with her eyes. It's like the first time I've ever known an animal knew I respected and honoured their life. It was touching and magical and a river-story moment I will never forget.
