Somewhere along the line, the generation gap evaporated. Age separates us now and little else. We agree on most everything, perhaps because weve learned there isnt much worth disagreeing about. However, I would like to mention that fly fishing isnt all youve cracked it up to be, Dad. You can say what you want about wrist action and stance and blah, blah, blah...

Ive been happily drifting for a lot of years, Dad, and I didnt see you getting older.

I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine. Numbers never seemed important. But the oddest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didnt immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car. It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day. Or maybe I saw my own.

就是如许，您我之间的代沟渐渐消掉了。如今岁数和其它一些问题的差别把您和我分隔隔离涣散，可我们在很多工作的上的见解都是一样的，这多是因为我们晓畅了没有那么多的工作值得我们辩论吧。但是，我想提示一下的是，爸爸，飞蝇垂纶是您最喜好的一种钓法，您可以说些您想做的手段动作，站姿和一些没有效的话甚么的。

爸爸，固然我已漂流很多年了，然则我很康乐。但是，我却发现您没有变老，照样那么年青。