Posted by Lieutenant Steve Johnson (Chief Engineer) in Fishing on the holodeck (Open to all)
Steve was dressed in his fishing attire which included waders and rubber boots. He also had a red and white cooler with him. Pressing the button for the holodeck to activate. “Steve Johnson. Holo5 Jackson Hole.” The doors opened and the majestic view of Jackson hole came to life. The temp was 68 degrees with a slight cool breeze and the water calm. The sun shinning and he strolled out to a grassy hill and went down into the ravine and there he put his rod holder into the ground then reached into the cooler and pulled out a small tub and put a worm on the end of his hook and cast his line out and set the pole in the rod holder and sat down himself. Most people come to Jackson Hole to flyfish but Steve hated that. Too much work and not enough time to just sit and enjoy the view. He reached back into the cooler and pulled out a can of ice cold beer and opened it and took a sip as he waited for the fish to bite.

Lt. Steve Johnson, CE

It was about 20 minutes later that the rod started to move and the line zipping out. Reaching out and catching the rod, he stood up and began to reel it in. “Caught me a Marlin!” he cried out citing an old movie reference but he new it was not a marlin as they are deep salt water fish. He did however catch a beautiful 22 inch rainbow trout. Admiring it he unhooked it and threw it back in. He then rebated his hook and re-cast the line and set the pole back down and opened another cold beer.

Lt. Steve Johnson, CE