It s interesting that Jesus approaches them at mid-day in order to produce such a catch. Anyone who knows anything about fishing knows that the worst time to fish would be at mid-day. Yet, there we have it. More fish than one could even hope for. This is the fish story to end all fish stories as far as I am concerned, and from what I know of Peter, he s the perfect one to tell such a story.
Fishing is often a sport that makes men and truth strangers.
This would not be a new experience for Peter. Peter had a way of either having truth or his foot stick in his throat. I tend to take such miracles as post-resurrection stories of Jesus. Remembered stories as you might remember the events of your wedding or the birth of your first child. Peter is describing his first meeting with Jesus in exactly the same way any Christian might remember the feeling of really knowing him for the first time.