From Goodreads: When I was a boy I thought my father was the greatest fly caster on earth, so I grew up dreaming of following in his way and not of becoming, as my mother wanted, an accountant.

Today, I am a man who often relives the important events in my life, but when I think back to the five state casting tournaments my father won, most of their images and sounds have melted and flowed into downstream memories, except for the images and sounds of one special tournament.  Instead of fading over time, they ripened in my mind in more than just a visual way, and now they are almost as vivid as the moments of today.

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This is a very interesting short story about a young man coming to terms with his reality.  As a child, we all believe our parents are perfect, but as time goes on, we begin to realize that they too have their faults.  This is a nice, short, coming of age story in which the main character takes longer than puberty to come to terms with his father’s flaws and then, overcoming those of his own.  The imagery in this short story is, again, breathtaking, just like that of Kadish’s novelette, The Bad, The Good and Two Fly Fishing Women.  Whether you are a fly-fisher or not, this is a wonderful short story with great themes for all ages.  Three and a half stars.

I received a copy of this short story from the author in return for an honest review.