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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
Fishing with Dad
My first recollection of catching a fish was when my dad took me to the San Joaquin River, just below the massive 544-foot-tall Friant Dam, which is located 20 miles east of Fresno. For a 12-year-old, fishing was boring since I had yet to catch a fish. But Dad taught me how to tie a hook, to bait the hook with salmon eggs, how to cast out the line, and to be patient. So, he sat me down under the concrete bridge over the river as he wandered around the bend of the river where he could find a spot.
As I gazed over the cold, clear, slow flowing river, I threw my line out into the river and sat …
