I am trully sorry for the loss of your fishing partner.My condolences to the family that had there son taken so abruptly in such an inocent endevour.

I too had an older fish partner pass on sudenly and did not find out untill after the fact on a river,by another friend.Hits you like a ton of bricks.I carved his name in a tree on his favorite hole where i used to fish and run into him the most.Kind of keeps him around.