Fly Rods and Water Hazards

“In his later years, my grandfather often looked on as I fished there, pointing out the birds, whose Latin names he knew well but whom he referred to only by first name — and that name was always Charlie. Whenever I hooked a fish, he exclaimed, ‘Oh, by golly!’ which was his way of commenting favorably on the universe

.'” In The New York Times, Peter Kaminsky writes about the wonders of bass fishing on golf course ponds and lakes.