Older Norman - [narrating]: :As a Presbyterian, my father believed that man by nature was a damn mess. And that only by picking up God's rhythms, were we able to regain power and beauty. To him, all good things, trout as well as eternal salvation come by Grace. And Grace comes by art. And art does not come easy.

Older Norman - [narrating]: :And I knew just as surely, just as clearly, that life is not a work of art, and that the moment could not last.

Older Norman - [narrating]: :It is those we live and love should know who elude us. The three Maclean men go fishing together after Norman and Paul get into trouble for chuting the rapids in a "borrowed" boat. After Norman puts down his fish, and then Paul puts down a bigger one, and finally the Reverend John puts down one bigger still.