This afternoon I took the boys up to calder to check it out. I had just heard that the roads were good to get up there and I have been looking forward to spring fishing on calder all winter long. When we got up there the wind was blowing hard, so I rowed and let Jace man the fly rod. He kept getting bumps on his rod which I thought were snags and then his rod went straight down. I thought he had snaged the bottom until I saw the line take off. It took everything I had not to grap the rod from his hands to land the fish. He struggled to keep the rod upright and a few times I really thought my rod was going into the lake along with my son. Well, he ended up landing this fatty that was just shy of 23 inches! Not fair...It took me most of my life to catch a fish that big!
When I first saw this fish, I really had to hold back so the profanities would not slip out. I did not want to be a bad example for my 6 and 2 year old boys. I tried to get him to hold this fish, but the best I got was for him to stand next to me.
Zack screamed like a girl when we flopped this fish into our boat.
After landing this fish we pushed back out into the lake and about 3 mins later Jace was hooked into another fish. This one not as long but still fat. After that we were sick of fighting the wind so we took off. I did not fish at all this trip; however I felt super satisfied watching Jace land that pig!
Both of these fish were caught on what I call the "calder" fly. I was trailing it behind a pretty sweet rainbow zonker that I tied up.
When I first saw this fish, I really had to hold back so the profanities would not slip out. I did not want to be a bad example for my 6 and 2 year old boys. I tried to get him to hold this fish, but the best I got was for him to stand next to me.
Zack screamed like a girl when we flopped this fish into our boat.
After landing this fish we pushed back out into the lake and about 3 mins later Jace was hooked into another fish. This one not as long but still fat. After that we were sick of fighting the wind so we took off. I did not fish at all this trip; however I felt super satisfied watching Jace land that pig!
Both of these fish were caught on what I call the "calder" fly. I was trailing it behind a pretty sweet rainbow zonker that I tied up.
What a great trip. Reminds me of my last few fishing trips that I took my two boys on. Spent a lot of time rowing the boat and watching the boys catch fish. I'm really looking forward to the bro's trip this next weekend to finaly do some fishing.
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