Thanks for the birthday wishes!

It was a terrific birthday, no question about it. Went camping with the Christian Fly Fishers Forums folk to the New River in NC. The New was blown out, so the "Smallie Time" became family and friends time. A couple of the guys scouted out a small pond nearby so the kids could wet a line.

The fishing?

Me -- skunked.
Daughter -- 2 gills.
Son -- (who had never touched a fly rod before, but was doing wonderfully well with one) 2 gills.
Grandson -- 5 (yep, 5) gills and one bass.

But, check out these faces -- how can ya beat that??

Andrea's first ever blue gill:



Braden's first ever gill:



Braden getting help... "What do you mean I've got to put my finger in its mouth?"



He did so he could show us his first bass, which was actually taken on a fly: