What a Catch!!!!

In 2006, I travelled to the Mighty Miramichi to fish with my friend & guide, Stephen Sprague. We surveyed a few spots that have been successful for him in the past on the Sunday I arrived, and would fish the 1st three days of the week. 
The 1st two days weren't very successful,one fish raised. My proficiency in windknots was captured in a horrific pic he took.  The 3rd & last day, I hoped would fare better. We went to the Wayerton Bridge pool on the NW Miramichi to try my luck.  I waded the pool, with a few sports watching me from their cars ,to see if anything was moving.  A few smolt later, I was nearing the slack water at the end of the pool.  The funny thing was, as the water got slower, it was getting deeper,away from the current. I was nearly to the top of my waders when I decided to look down,to check the footing of my next step. I spied something on the bottom, and kicked with my foot,to see if it would raise up in the water a bit. Through the silt, I saw it- a flat whitish object flipping over.  I sunk my arm into the pool shoulder deep, not unlike a gannet's plunge.  What I came up with was almost as good as a salmon.  My arm hoisted my booty to the air- a folded $20 bill.  With that, I figured my luck was done.  I tipped my hat to the river, pocketed the $20, and walked out of the river to my waiting guide.  That evening, that find got Stephen & I a fine dinner at the local greasy spoon in Red Bank, and still had a tip left over. The only ones that ate better that night were the skeeters that removed a few pints from the two of us.  A good laugh,indeed.