Around 2005 I saw a movie that I think was released in the 70s, 80s, or maybe 90s. all I remember was that it was about a boy and an older man that didn’t see eye-to-eye but bond over fishing in a lake. They try to find a particular fish in the lake that’s huge, and even have a nickname to this particular elusive, large fish. Only scene I remember is that they’re chasing said fish in a boat at one point, the boy adamant on catching it— the older guy is standing in the front of the small boat as it’s pursuing but they end up hitting a rock in the water and the old guy flys out and hits his head on the rock
“On Golden Pond” (1981)?
They were chasing a fish they had named ‘Walter’. I found the trailer on YouTube and I think that scene starts at 58:00 of the video. Just click on the link below:
https://youtu.be/hmGPkqiwnEI
Maybe TIm Burton’s ‘Big fish’?