I am a little confused. You were taking gills off the top and this poor kid had to settle for catfish dredged up from the bottom. You got to have all the fun. It is only fair that he get to fry up some catfish and hushpuppies as a consolation prize. I hope you gave him some praise. We need to keep kids in the game long enough for them to discover fly fishing. It might as well ruin their lives too.
David