Nelson Kunker's life has come to a halt because he's unable to finish the novel he's writing and he doesn't have a boyfriend. Then he meets Roy Briggs, a part-time salmon fisherman visiting from Alaska, and the movie star Dylan Fabizak, recently paroled after a high-profile drug bust. The three men end up in Alaska where Nelson comes to strongly identify with the salmon they are fishing for - another insanely driven species that will overcome every hurdle in its search for love.