Members Big Mike Posted January 8 Members Posted January 8 Went to the park Friday to practice with my new fly rod. My daughter was out of school and she wanted to tag along and I enthusiastically said yes. We mainly fished zone 2 and fishing was ok. Most of our fish were caught on dark colored wooly buggers. I am still learning this fly fishing stuff and missed several fish. I set my daughter up with an ultra-light spinning outfit and spent most of my time helping her, untangling lines. retying hooks, etc so I did not get much fishing in but I would not have it any other way. I get way more enjoyment watching her catch than any I would have caught. we fished from about 8:30 until noon. Fishing was slow in the morning but picked up the last hour we were there and probably caught ten between us. She was a trooper and stuck it out except for going back to the truck and warming up her hands a couple of times. Biggest fish of the day was caught by my daughter on a black bead head wooly bugger that was probably 20-22 inches and maybe 3 lbs. I bet everybody that was fishing that day new she had caught a big fish the way she was carrying on and screaming "I caught that, I cannot believe that I just caught that". Between her excitement and me with my bad netting skills it must have been very entertaining to watch. Sorry for the bad picture. I kept the fish in the net and wanted to make sure it had a good release. bfishn, netboy, tjm and 6 others 9
fishinwrench Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Excellent! Looks like y'all had the place to yourself. Love it🙂
ness Posted January 8 Posted January 8 1 hour ago, Big Mike said: Went to the park Friday to practice with my new fly rod. My daughter was out of school and she wanted to tag along and I enthusiastically said yes. We mainly fished zone 2 and fishing was ok. Most of our fish were caught on dark colored wooly buggers. I am still learning this fly fishing stuff and missed several fish. I set my daughter up with an ultra-light spinning outfit and spent most of my time helping her, untangling lines. retying hooks, etc so I did not get much fishing in but I would not have it any other way. I get way more enjoyment watching her catch than any I would have caught. we fished from about 8:30 until noon. Fishing was slow in the morning but picked up the last hour we were there and probably caught ten between us. She was a trooper and stuck it out except for going back to the truck and warming up her hands a couple of times. Biggest fish of the day was caught by my daughter on a black bead head wooly bugger that was probably 20-22 inches and maybe 3 lbs. I bet everybody that was fishing that day new she had caught a big fish the way she was carrying on and screaming "I caught that, I cannot believe that I just caught that". Between her excitement and me with my bad netting skills it must have been very entertaining to watch. Sorry for the bad picture. I kept the fish in the net and wanted to make sure it had a good release. Great report! I bet your daughter will remember that experience forever!! John
Members Big Mike Posted January 8 Author Members Posted January 8 yes, bad weather tends to keep a lot of folks on the couch😃 snagged in outlet 3 and Johnsfolly 2
Members Big Mike Posted January 8 Author Members Posted January 8 Yes, She will remember that day forever. My last kiddo at home and got to make as many memories as possible, time moves too fast! She caught a 26 in Walleye this fall and it got the hook in her for sure. Johnsfolly, BilletHead and snagged in outlet 3 3
BilletHead Posted January 8 Posted January 8 4 hours ago, Big Mike said: Yes, She will remember that day forever. My last kiddo at home and got to make as many memories as possible, time moves too fast! She caught a 26 in Walleye this fall and it got the hook in her for sure. Yes, Big Mike you did well introducing the little Mikette to fishing and the outdoors! Big Mike 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
fishinwrench Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 1/8/2024 at 3:58 PM, BilletHead said: Yes, Big Mike you did well introducing the little Mikette to fishing and the outdoors! You might THINK you did well.....but let's wait and see 🤔 If she does like MY kid you'll end up teaching, and buying rods, waders, and licenses for numerous future boyfriends who won't ever give 2$#!ts about fishing. And you'll never get that time & money back. 😂 Daryk Campbell Sr 1
Members Big Mike Posted January 10 Author Members Posted January 10 Anytime I can get my 14 year old to hang out with the old man I call that a win. Oldest daughter probably loves to fish more than me. 2nd daughter could take it or leave it and 14 year old well we will wait and see. I want to fish the river/park again on Friday but Going to wait and see what the weather does. I dont mind the cold but The 45 minute drive with the road conditions might make it a no go for me. bfishn and BilletHead 2
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