Plot Synopsis

Based on Edith Iglauer's autobiography ''Fishing with John''. A sophisticated NYC journalist is assigned to go to British Columbia to write about the fishing industry. She meets up with a local fisherman who loathes pretension and rather be left alone then be bothered by a snooty writer. They are caught in a treacherous storm, which forces them to put aside the pettiness and reexamine their lives. They soon fall in love but she must decide between life in the fast lane or leaving it all behind for true love.