I had a similar experience a month ago. I took my 3 sons (youngest is 19) on a wilderness camping trip to an area that is well known for smallmouth. The fishing was great. The 20 incher elluded us but we caught so many 16+ inchers that it didn't seem to matter. My sons declared it our "all time best fishing trip". I agreed... but not for the fishing. This was the first time in many years I got to fly fish with all my sons at the same time.
caribe