Permit: "If It Were Easy…"

“At that moment, the realization dawned that there is no such thing as a stupid permit. Yes, I know they are members of the overly aggressive and intellectually challenged jack family. But somehow they have evolved to the Mensa level — at least during the time they spend in shallow water.” Susan Cocking hopes for her first fly-caught permit in Mexico’s Chetumal Bay and finds that the fish there are not a whole lot different than the ones who challenge her in Biscayne Bay. In the Miami Herald.