“Many of us would probably be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become perfect.”

For many anglers, the driving force is the catch. However, there is a subspecies we like to call the “Adventure Angler.” For them, the catch is a welcomed moment of elation along the greater journey.

Borrowing from the classic words of Norman Maclean, Edward Abbey and others, Little Mossy Ship is an auditory and visual representation of the Adventure Angler.

Editor’s Note: For more from this fishing adventure, read “A Multiday of Firsts on the John Day River.”