As the early Fall San Francisco full Moon slowly slides into the ice blue Pacific Ocean Slick Brainies new matt black super stealth chopper moves over the Embarcadero near Fishermen's Wharf. The now reunited friends are being serenaded by a heavenly rock/swing choir led by the ghosts of Sinatra, Elvis and John Lee Hooker laying down " Tambourine Man " and a medley of old Chicago blues ala Bobby Blue Bland. Slicks new bird is equipped with latest under water radar/sonar/genetic decoding/species identity digital electronics that will enable the air borne fly fishers to locate a pod of King Salmon thought to include several 50/80 pound giants!

Just as the crew locates a school of kings under the Golden Gate Bridge Quill's cell phone goes off.

" Fletcher, Keith Richards here, just called to say thanks for kick in the ass! Mick and I took the little peoples advice and went all the way back to Exile On Main street and captured some of that lightening in the bottle. The new album " Bigger Bang " and our single " Rough Justice hit number one this morning. Now, don't forget your on stage with us for the Frisco November show."

" Keith, out standing dude, heard the new single, it rocks, gotta go bud, we just got into a nice gang of Kings, back to ya later my friend."

Slicks high tech screen glows as forty three King Salmon appear at a depth of twenty- five feet near the south tower of the GG. Jason Aki catches a visual of a king that might go over 60 pounds cruising at about 6 knots.

" Mr. Vice President, did you see that monster at the back of the pack?"

" Jason, its Slick Dude, and how about you taking on this big boy?"

Slicks chopper hovers about 15 feet above fairly calm waves as Jason unwinds line and drops his own killer red marabou streamer 10 feet in front of the behemoth king.

" Easy, now hold it, easy, bam he's on.

Jason's 5 weight Quill Bamboo Traveler rod bends in half and within 6 seconds he is into the backing and the fight is on.

" Jason, let him run dude! Man, that king is heading back to Alaska post haste invisible surfer!"

Slicks chopper hovering at a steady 10 feet is now heading out toward the Farallone Islands about 30 nautical miles straight out from Geary Street near Quills old haunt the Cliff house. Just as Jason starts to take up slack, his King Salmon goes airborne and it is history baby! " Jason, what a sight dude, that beast was not ready for being messed with."

Another cell call comes in for Quill as Slick begins another search under the Golden Gate.

" Sharon, real bad time your blondness. Kinda up to my booty in fly fishy world."

" Listen carefully fly boy, about that blond book of your's sport. Did you imagine I would allow you to write crap like this on my watch?"

" There you go sweet cakes, way too much Oprah can lead to this kind of female reactivity. Got more important biz for you to tend to. Call Martha Steward and tell her she better stop bitching about that ankle bracelet and behave herself. Oh Yeah, call my old middle school Alta Loma in South City and tell them I can't make the 45 year reunion,One more thing...."

" Stop right there cowboy, your always thinking about other babes and handing out free advice. Like I keep saying, what have you done for me lately?"

" Sorry Sharon your breaking up gotta fly."

Jive Boy has just hooked up and its not clear what size king has taken his black and red shrimp fly when the chopper suddenly drops sharply and the fight is on.

Dude's this bad boy is dragging the black bird like a kite!"

Now crowds of early morning commuters are gathering and watching the prodigal son and the Escape From New York crew being towed all over San Francisco Bay by the monster king. Universal Sniper and Quills life long Marine Corps pal Duke ( 1500 yard ) Parker appears slightly impressed with the mornings action.

"Fletcher, this fly fishing thing is supposed to be a nice quit solo kinda gig ain't it dude?"

" Yeah, if you're an old fart grey haired and packing a belly maybe. Remember when we got caught throwing flies and sneaking off base during the Kason siege."

" Man, you crazy fool Marine, I let you talk me into that one and it cost me two stripes and my R&R week in Singapore dude!"

Now Jive's great grandfather king is heading straight for Fishermens Wharf at warp speed... Suddenly the Chief resplendent in his Presidential fly outfit designed by Stella Mcartney grabs Jason's fly rod...

" This fight calls for a regime change young man- while I'm taking this old guy to school get Terry Kennedy on the conference line, I got another buffo left out coast idea dudes!"

As the huge King Salmon drags the chopper almost into aquatic park near the chocolate factory Terry Kennedy's voice booms into the stealth bird..

" Mr. President, so nice to hear from you, must be kismit as I also have the Dali Lama on line wants to chat about another regime change for Tibet?"

" Terry. Put him on conference with us dude."

" Dali Baby, you gotta call my new main man Tommy who runs the Haunted Haight Tour, it's a gas my main mangod dude! Dial (415)-863-1416, tell him you talked to the Cowboy."

" Sir, I do have hopes you will spread your western largess to my imprisoned people?"

" Quill has been telling me about your 1970s visit to Allan Watts houseboat in Sausalito and your joint puffing with my new secratery Fletcher Quill, is that correct sir?"

The matt black chopper is now heading for Ocean Beach with the behemoth King Salmon not running out of gas....

" That was long ago when we were all young and dumb. Today my party is meeting with Shelly Simon at Ruby's mud studio in the Castro, love to have you join me sir?"

" One quick question your celestielness, does Tibet have any oil under those holy mountains?"

Stay tuned for next episode - Saffron robes for the Cowboy? Dali baby who's your Daddy?