RedactedNarrative: Operator was onboard alone fishing adrift when he noticed his fishing rod had a fish on the line. While grabbing the fishing rod and leaning over the gunwhale he lost his footing and fell overboard. The operator was not wearing a pfd. When the operator surfaced, the vessel was drifting away. The operator struggled with the current and wind conditions. the operator was recovered by the occupants of an anchored sailboat. One injured.