Rod Tip Up!

Authors

Clark S. Monson

Keywords

fishing, Provo River

Abstract

The figure of a well-known and beloved fisherman is missing from the Provo River. When I turn off U.S. Highway 189 in Provo Canyon, Utah, and cross the bridge to enter Vivian Park, I look upstream and downstream for him, but he isn’t there. A few feet past the bridge, I cross a familiar double bump in the road—the tracks of the Heber Valley Railroad—but no person I might see walking along the weathered railroad ties walks with a stride I recognize. Sometimes I see numerous fishermen on the river, but they’re outfitted in modern gear—GORE-TEX waders, rubber mesh nets, canvas creels, and Cabela’s caps. They don’t have the vintage rubber waders, nylon net, wicker creel, and long-billed cap of the fisherman I’m looking for. Nor do they catch as many fish.

Recommended Citation

Monson, Clark S. (2019) "Rod Tip Up!," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 58: Iss. 2, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol58/iss2/8