FROM FIELD...
MORE THAN JUST FISHING
WILDFIRES AND PANDEMIC ARE REMINDERS THAT EXPERIENCES AND MAKING MEMORIES ARE WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT ON THE WATER
By Scott Haugen
I
sat down to write this month’s column with the intent of highlighting Chris Wright and sharing informative trout tips I learned while fishing with him over the past few years. When looking over the photos, however, it wasn’t the multiple fly patterns or the various ways we
fished for trout in nearby rivers that stood out in my mind. Instead, two images – the two appearing in this story – stymied me. One was of Chris and his dad, Tim Wright, in a McKenzie River drift boat in Oregon. I’ve known Tim since high school, and his wife Dani (Chris’s mom) since first grade. I’ve known Chris since he was born. He has a beautiful family of his own and
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together they run their local feed store and tackle shop near my home. Chris is one of my favorite people to fish with and he does a lot of guiding in the area. He’s just fun to be around, the kind of man God made to be a guide: patient, smart, patient, always learning, patient, eager to learn and share, and, well, patient.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST time I fished
