Luther Corhern's boss at the Salmon Camp, an angler's paradise on the Miramichi River, decides that his sports would enjoy a log: a fishing record embellished with yarns. Lute's the natural choice to man the old Remington. Lute is a dreamer. Especially off-season, his mind ranges in all directions: a computer that sends letters from the future, the curative power of salt herring tied to the feet, golf, and Christmas. But every topic leads back to the salmon and the mystical river that's home to man and fish alike.