Fisherman's Corner Gets a Surprise.

There's a little fishing shop in the town of Philomath that we sometimes visit on the way to the river called Fisherman's Corner. Jerry is there every day, opening very very early in case you need something en route to fish. He is a man of few words but always has a smile, fishing or hunting report, and an impressive tank of live sand shrimp.
With Hannah in town, we needed to stop in and get a fishing license from Jerry the other day. Standing at the counter I looked down to see Hannah on the cover of Salmon Trout Steelheader's September issue. I immediately grabbed it and held it up beside Hannah and asked Jerry, "look familiar?" His eyes widened and he looked a bit stunned. Suddenly a huge smile spread across his face and he politely asked, "Can I get you to sign it for me?" Hannah flashed me an I'm gonna kill you look and with reddened cheeks kindly agreed to sign his copy. I then pushed the envelope further and forced them to participate in this little photo shoot of the entire event:









So thanks Hannah for being such a good sport and bringing some joy to Jerry at Fisherman's Corner. I'm know for certain that he is proud of your cover shot signature and frankly, so am I.

-k8