We just got back from New Hampshire, and have a pile of great photos to share. On our way out of town, we got a kid-sized fishing pole for Ally along with the bare minimum of tackle (hooks, sinkers and bobbers). We had a blast with Ally and her friend Stella, showing them how to fish for the first time. They were both very excited. (Stella's little sister Violet was excited, too).
The rod came with a plastic fish-shaped weight for practicing casting. We were shocked when the girls were able to cast so quickly!
Discussing the finer points of casting
Violet even tried casting.
We had no great bait, so I grabbed the end of the loaf of bread and we soon headed to the water to give it a try. What a gorgeous day!
Sometimes Ally would cast herself, and sometimes she'd get me to start it off, but she held the rod most of the time.
Alas, the fish liked the bread, but we didn't catch anything the first day.
Alas, the fish liked the bread, but we didn't catch anything the first day.
The second morning, however, Ally and Julie went to the local store to buy WORMS. Our first attempts were in a canoe - Julie showed off her expert hook-baiting skills while rockin' in a boat. She has a true talent. Ally's canoe-sitting stamina did not last very long, so no fish were caught in the boat.
Ally took turns fishing off the dog-swim steps with Stella. They did a very good job sharing the fishing pole.
We watched the teeny fish eat the worms at our feet, but soon a BIGGER teeny fish came along. Stella caught a fish!
The girls were very excited! (They looked scared of the fish in this photo, but they weren't really!)
What a catch!
Stella and Ally inspected the fish closely.
Ally took turns fishing off the dog-swim steps with Stella. They did a very good job sharing the fishing pole.
We watched the teeny fish eat the worms at our feet, but soon a BIGGER teeny fish came along. Stella caught a fish!
The girls were very excited! (They looked scared of the fish in this photo, but they weren't really!)
What a catch!
Stella and Ally inspected the fish closely.The NEXT day, after Stella and her family had gone, we stuck around to do some more fishing. At the dock, Ally did great and reeled in the big one.
The hook was in good, and we had no pliers (I have no idea what we would have done had we caught any serious fish!), so we had lots of chances to check out the fish before I finally got the hook out.
The hook was in good, and we had no pliers (I have no idea what we would have done had we caught any serious fish!), so we had lots of chances to check out the fish before I finally got the hook out.
Ally was super-excited!
A proud girl. She had a great introduction to fishing!
1 comment:
Looks like you had lots of fun!! Reminds me of the time fishing with my friend's daughter (she was about Ally's age) and she got a Sunny and was holding it up proudly with her Tweety Bird fishing line and then all of a sudden a big Bass jumped out of the water and grabbed the Sunny right off of Ciara's fishing rod. Luckily it didn't pull Ciara in the lake with it. :)
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