3-29-12 Field Trip Report

[Seth]

Nine kids from the hunting and fishing club here at school went down to Maramec yesterday. I believe all but two caught at least one fish. I think I caught 10.

Fish bit the best on orange trout worms drifted with just enough rod bounce to make them quiver. The kids got a kick out of sight fishing for the trout with those worms.

One girl had never trout fished before and her reel broke not long after we started fishing. I went ahead and put three on the stringer and let her borrow mine for a while and rigged her up with some dough bait under a float. The fish were biting, but hard to hook up. Finally she got a hungry one that swallowed the hook and she got her first trout. She thanked me several times and that alone made the trip a success.

[Smalliebigs]

Sounds awsome!!!! we need more of that in school......kudos to your school Seth

[mic]

SWEET.

[stlfisher]

Not a bad field trip at all. My childhood field trips were to the symphony. That sucked.

[Nortrad]

  On 3/30/2012 at 6:41 PM, stlfisher said:

Not a bad field trip at all. My childhood field trips were to the symphony. That sucked.

I feel for you bro. My grandparents would take us to the mtns/rivers a lot. You've redeemed yourself though...

[stlfisher]

  On 4/6/2012 at 12:47 PM, Nortrad said:

I feel for you bro. My grandparents would take us to the mtns/rivers a lot. You've redeemed yourself though...

I like to think so:) I figure I have more than made up for it and hopefully lots more fishing ahead.

[Outside Bend]

Glad to hear you took the kids out, and glad to hear they caught a few!