Finally!

[flyster101]

It took a while but finally he did it. My grandson Gabriel caught his first unassisted rainbow trout on a dry fly. He did everything from tying on the fly to making a few mends for a proper drift. I watched him from a distance and when he lifted the rod and the fish was on he yelled out " I got him, I got him!!! I hate to say it but my eyes got a little moist. What a felling when it all comes together. After a quick picture and releasing the fish I asked him how he felt after hooking up. He said it was alot more exciting when you can see the fish come up and eat my fly then I thought lets catch another one! That was the only fish he caught on a dry that day. As we headed back to the car he said "can we come back tomorrow grandpa?" I replied " you bet son" and then he turned towards me and gave me a little smile and said "thanks grandpa".

[Gramps]

That's so cool.

[JeffHamm]

Hi,
That's a great photo to go with a great story! It's often suggested here that you should keep the fly he used, and put it with the picture.

- Jeff

[Bugsy]

Nice job! Glad to see Gabriel already has enough sense to not hold the rod in his mouth.

[TyroneFly]

Very . Thanks for sharing.

[ohiotuber]

Gabriel seems to have that "Hey, this is nothing!" look, but you can tell he's just about to burst! Grandpa, I KNOW how you must feel!
Thanks for sharing a fantastic moment.
Mike

[nighthawk]

Way to go Gabriel!!

[OldBaldGuy]

Priceless! Congratulations, Grandpa.

[DShock]

Gabriel will never forget that fish and trip, thanks to his wonderful Grandpa!
Doug

[James Smith]

Very cool! I suspect that more than just the trout got hooked in that event.

Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

Jim Smith