this thursday, my brother had his 12th birthday and as a birthday present, i took him fishing saturday in a little pond across the road. he was very excited as we were using the canoe this time and not just fishing from shore. because he is not a fly fisher (i know, a shame right?) he was using a PTN i tied and a bobber from a lightweight spinning tackle setup. the gills and crappies were hitting sub-surface and this was just what they were looking for. the bobber made commotion on the water then they saw food passing through their midst. he caught 3 gills and 2 crappie all no larger than 5 in HOWEVER he had lots of fun with his first fishes of the season. to top it off we went just before dusk so it was cooling off with a nice breeze. just before we started heading back, two Kingfishers (the first of which my brother has ever seen) chirpped their way across the pond. it was a beautiful trip and a wonderful present my brother enjoyed.

Jordan