Norman Mclean is the main character in the novel. Norman is a teenage boy who has grown up in his early ages of live in the outdoors of the big sky state; Montana. Norman and his family have always had a love for fly fishing, he spends most of his younger life fishing his “back yard” the Blackfoot river in the Missoula area.
Normans passion for the sport of fly fishing began because his old man. His father was a Minister, he was always teaching his boys about religion and fly fishing. Fly fishing to the Mclean family was a huge part of their lives. Norman took fly fishing a different way then just a hobby or a passion, he took it as a way of life.
The Mclean family always spent time together but most of the time it was never just for the relaxing