Examples Of Narrative Essay About Fishing

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After a sleepless night we finally loaded our truck and boat at 1:30 in the morning. Along with friends and family, we left my house at 2:00 that morning. We had our boat in tow and we set out on our four hour truck ride to the small fishing town of Grand Isle, Louisiana. When we arrived the sun had just began to peek over the water and the clouds. It was filled with gorgeous shades of pink, yellow, and orange. We stopped at the Marina to unload our boat and get some bait before we left out for the Gulf of Mexico. As I walked toward the door of the Marina, I heard the seagulls flying over head. I could smell the intense aroma of salt water that filled the air around me. The only thing I hadn't enjoyed about the trip was the foul odor of the shrimp, mullet, and crabs that would be …show more content…
As I laid in bed I thought about that red fish. I woke up the next morning and we left out again. Just like the morning before the sunrise was beautiful, peeking out behind the water and the clouds. I could tell it was going to be a good day. We stayed closer inshore, we threw out our lines and the waiting game began. I felt a bump, then it was not just one but three, bump, bump, bump. That was when the fish took off. This didn’t feel like a shark, I became excited again. Honestly, I would have been satisfied with a shark, but what I really desired was a red fish. I reeled, he tugged, it was a process I thought would never end. Then I saw the tail and I saw the dot, a red fish tail with that single dot. It was three and a half feet long which was good enough in my book. After everyone caught everything we could, we left Grand Isle. I could smell the salt in the air and this time we seen the sunset filled with even more color. It fell perfectly behind the “come back and see you soon” sign for Grand Isle. I still go back to my favorite little town every year and will continue to for the years to

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