, ▁in ▁a ▁deleted ▁scene , ▁West ▁d row ns ▁and ▁his ▁body ▁is ▁picked ▁up ▁and ▁discovered ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁" F ish st icks " ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁series ▁co - cre ator ▁Tre y ▁Parker . ▁The ▁concept ▁for ▁" F ish st icks " ▁began ▁when ▁Parker , ▁fellow ▁co - cre ator ▁Matt ▁Stone , ▁and ▁actor ▁Bill ▁H ader ▁attended ▁a ▁writers ' ▁retre at ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁and ▁they ▁visited ▁a ▁body ▁of ▁water ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁watch ▁sal mon ▁jump . ▁They ▁started ▁j oking ▁about ▁a ▁sal mon ▁we aring ▁an ▁out fit ▁like ▁the ▁motor cycle ▁dare dev il ▁E vel ▁K nie vel , ▁which ▁eventually ▁rem ind ed ▁them ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁ra pper ▁K any e ▁West ' s ▁song ▁" Touch ▁the ▁Sky ", ▁in ▁which ▁West ▁himself ▁dress es ▁like ▁K nie vel . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁them ▁p ict uring ▁a ▁scene ▁with ▁West ▁on ▁a ▁news ▁program , ▁an gr ily ▁den ying ▁reports ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁fish , ▁shout ing ▁" No , ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁a ▁sal mon !" ▁During ▁a ▁four - hour ▁ride ▁in ▁a ▁car , ▁Stone ▁and ▁Parker ▁discussed ▁the ▁jo ke ▁further , ▁and ▁eventually ▁thought ▁of ▁the ▁" fish st icks " ▁jo ke ▁that ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁episode . ▁The ▁du o ▁said ▁they ▁found ▁it ▁h il ari ous ▁and