MADISON LAKE, Minn. — The story of 41-year-old angler Erik Koffski and his new 16-week-old sidekick began on an early September morning, right before sunrise, as Koffski started fishing in a tournament on Madison Lake in southern Minnesota.
Koffski said for the next half hour, he could hear the roar of a meow before he finally saw a kitten swimming toward him.
Erik said he scooped up the wet little — in Jana's words — "schmoopy," who then sat and watched Erik fish for hours.
Once the tournament finished, Erik tried the old, "Nice knowing ya, scram," trick, but the kitten wouldn't have it. Erik said the cat followed him to his jeep, hopped in and ultimately sealed their fate.
In the days since, the two have bonded on fishing trip after fishing trip, going home together each time because Erik's wife and son fell for the feline, too.
All that was left to do was name the kitty.
... and the only name that seemed to make sense? Fisher.
