Memorial Day 2020

An odd day.  It started with leisurely gardening and a walk.  The latter got to be rather brisk when dark clouds rolled in and sirens started blaring.  We had a torrential downpour that flooded our street (which is I must mention on top of a hill) and blew a number of manhole covers off from backed up water pressure.

Resuming my walk when it was safe I ran across this vignette.  

A crowd has gathered.

Here's what they are watching.  

This man and his family clearly came prepared to fish, setting up a table and chairs in the spillway below the dam.  The man is of generous proportions.  He has hooked onto a fish of similar dimensions.  An epic battle ensued for about half an hour as he tried manfully to crank that monster in using tackle suitable for pan fish.

In the end the fish, probably a sturgeon, won.   The line broke and the fisherman raised his arms to the heavens in frustration.  We spectators cheered briefly then moved on.