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.