what makes a good fishing trip....

[beadleech]

Had a really good trip yesterday evening. And yes I did catch some fish [with 66-68 degree water I was surprized to find the bluegill in the channels hitting top water] and that was quite satifying. However, the best thing about the trip was a young man I met - about 11 or 12, I'd guess. His father has just taught him to cast a fly rod, had given him one of those "58 1/2 cent cards with 3 dozen flies on it" and told him to go get 'em! He was having a blast but wasn't catching fish. The "flies" he had were much too large and had a ton of "stuff" tied on 'em. Poor fish couldn't have eaten them if they had wanted to! And they did because they kept towing the flies around by the hackle. I pulled over and gave him a couple of my "homemade" poppers and water spiders. Watched him catch his first fish on a fly rod - that was one excited kid! His father doesn't know what he missed.

Donald

beadleach;
Well Done! That certainly makes for a good trip.

[dudley]

I helped a young man catch his first trout on a fly this past spring.
The kid had seen a lot of trout caught on flies and wanted to give it a try. His father had told him that fly fishing was too hard, but the kid was determined. So dad got out his old rod (shakespear wonder rod...sweet)and sent him to me.
I explain to the boy about tapered leaders (he had strait mono on), gave him a couple of the fly of the day, and after a 10 minute casting lesson the kid caught himself a nice brookie.
Dad was a little red in the face.
The next week, when I saw the boy, I had a whole box of flies for him. Hooked for life.


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"The trout were laughing so hard at us that they considered evolving legs so they could crawl on to land and catch their breath"
Dave Barry

[anglerdave]

You're a good man Donald. As Jack said, 'Well done!'

[lee s]

Need more beadleech's and dudley's around. You guys rock!
.....lee s.
Must be a getting OLD thing....more fun hooking fishers than fish.

[beadleech]

"must be a getting old thing..." hey, I resemble that! lol

Thanks guys for the good words, but the look on the kid's face was the pay-off.

Donald

[old geezer]

Warms my heart as it did his, You will have an admirer forever and his tales of flyfishing will include you. There must be a heaven on earth. You're a good gaurdian angel Donald.

Philip

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If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson


[This message has been edited by old geezer (edited 06 October 2005).]

[ohiotuber]

Good for you folks! There is NOTHING like watching a young'n successfully apply what you've taught them!
Another couple examples of the sharing attitudes of FAOLers. SUPER!
Mike

[Royal Wulff]

beadleech, RW here,

"Friends"!!



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"We fish for pleasure; I for mine, you for yours." -James Leisenring on fishing the wet fly-

[tonyb]

What makes a good fishing trip????


Just being there and away from work.
A bad day of fishing is always better than a hot day on a carrier in the persian gulf in 120 degree heat.


But thats me.....