I'm fishing for salmon In a river of emerald green I cast my line out into the current And that immediate bite wasn't foreseen I yank my pole upward and real in the beast He jumps and splashes, trying to escape his doom But later he will be a feast I get him to the water's edge and see the beauty of the beast He was green and silver, an incredible sight His shiny scales glowed in the sunlight I brought him up onto the beach after his courageous fight Unhooked him, and let the beautiful beast free into the Skykomish river The beautiful beast would not be a feast