A big rainbow trout is a miracle of nature's bounty. The odds against avoiding predators and getting enough food to attain the length and girth we anglers seek are longer than the Colorado river itself. Any fish such as this is too valuable to catch only one time. Take a picture, make a buckle and put it on your pants. Release your catch.

Serial Number 000121.

Before the cereal, before the fresh squeezed orange juice, even before the lobster omelet with shallots and buttered rum cream sauce: Get the Tarpon on the line and it will dance for you in the shimmering light of sunrise.

Serial number 000030C.