got in a good workout at a catch and release pond this morning. He's thirteen and has been tying his own flys for about 6 months. Today he caught his first trout on a EHC he tyed. First time he caught one on his own fly. He was grinning from ear to ear.
I brought 6 fishes to hand and LDR about 8. The best bug of the day was a flying black ant tyed by Cal E Batis of Texas. I got the fly last year in an FAOL fly swap and have been waiting for the right day to use it. We were gearing up at a picknic table and a big ol' flying black ant landed on the table in front of me. I took that as a sign and tied Cal's on. First cast, BAM! About an 18 incher took it.
There's nothing like taking a kid fishing. We both had a good time and enjoyed each other's company.