Hooked by Desperation

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN AS MANY WEEKS, I HAVE LOADED MY RODS AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO WET MY LINE. AS THE BLUES CONTINUE TO PLAGUE MY FISHING EXPERIENCES. YESTERDAY WE RETURNED TO THE KING TAJAL DAM ONLY TO FIND THAT ALL ACCESS HAS BEEN SEALED OFF. WE FINALLY FOUND OUR WAY DOWN TO THE MAIN BODY OF WATER ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY A GUARD WHO SPOKE NO ENGLISH AT ALL.

WE HEADED OUT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAM AND FOUND ANOTHER ROAD WHERE IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE A BITE TO EAT “KFC”. WE SURVEYED THE AREA WITH PRECISION, AND FOUND ANOTHER ENTRANCE TO THE DAM. THIS TIME WE THOUGHT WE HAD IT LICKED. WHILE WINDING DOWN THE ROAD, WE WERE QUICKLY DEMOLISHED AT THE SIGHT OF STILL ANOTHER ROAD BLOCK. WE COULD ONLY DRUEL AT THE SIGHT OF THE WATER BEING SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR AWAY. WE GAVE SOME THOUGHT OF HIKING IN, BUT QUICKLY RULED THAT OUT AFTER CONSIDERING THE HIKE BACK. IT WOULDN’T BE SO BAD GOING DOWN, BUT CLIMBING BACK UP QUICKLY DISCOURAGED US.

WE SAT AROUND A WHILE TALKING AND DISCUSSING OUR NEXT ATTEMPT AT GETTING DOWN TO THE DAM AND DECIDED, WE NEED A JORDANIAN TO HELP US. WITH SOMEONE WITH US THAT COULD SPEAK THE LANGUAGE WE THINK WE WOULD HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING IN. WE MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE A LITTLE TIP, BUT IT WOULD BE A SMALL PRICE TO PAY JUST TO BE CLOSE TO THE WATER.

I AM ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT THIS PLACE HAS FISH. IT IS A LONG AND WINDING RIVER TO THE DAM. THE SHORE LINE IS CLUTTERED WITH FALLEN TREES, ROCKS AND POINTS JUTTING OUT FROM THE SHORE. I GOT THINKING, THAT IF THERE WERE NO FISH, IT WOULD SURE BE A WASTE OF WATER.

THIS MORNING I SPOKE TO OUR MAINTENANCE MANAGER, ABU YAZAN WHO HAS GOOD CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT, WHO WILL JOIN US NEXT WEEK IN WHAT WILL ONCE MORE BE AN ATTEMPT TO DO SOME FISHING. EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS TO BE BLEAK, I AM CERTAIN TIME IS ON MY SIDE. ONE OF THE VIRTUES OF A FISHERMAN IS PATIENCE. IT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY THING THAT I DO HAVE THE PATIENCE FOR.

MY THINGS WILL FINALLY BE ARRRIVING NEXT WEEK AND IF I CAN’T FISH I WILL AT LEAST BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME FISHING LURES AND HAVE THINGS HERE I NEED TO MAKE STORIES OF MORE SUBSTANCE. I THINK I SHOULD CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COLUMN AT LEAST FROM GONE FISHIN’ TO I WISH I COULD GO FISHIN’.

SO UNTIL NEXT TIME ENJOY THE NEW PICTURES OF A PLACE IN MY DREAMS.

GONE FISHIN’