John, That is awesome. I have a six year old daughter and and an (almost) four year old son. I would love to hear from the gang here some tips on getting the kids going in fly fishing. They had their first fishing experiences this last summer at a friend's pond (with little spin-casting outfits and worms). Sort of a mixed bag, but the weather was kind of crummy.
If I can get these guys fishing, I'll have a hall pass anytime I want. Have any of you used the little rod with the yarn thingy to help teach them? Also, any tips on locations for easy, consistent hookups (fish size doesn't matter) would be cool. You don't have to give away the farm, just some good ideas.... :) cheers, bill At 6:54 AM -0800 11/15/01, Abbott, John C. SMC (SW) wrote: >Hi Gang, > >I don't have any secrets, but I do know how to use leverage! Working for >Uncle Sam keeps me away quite often which is a plus because I can fish all >over the place. Also, when I get home after a few days of catch up family >time, I am ususally free to do/go whenever I chose. Another plus I have is >my 7 year old daughter's enthusiasm to go with dad. She ties her own flies >and doesn't care about any weather conditions. (You guys should have seen >dad's face this spring when her and I went lake fishing and she threw her >casts with little any guidance. I have a natural here guys-watch out!) >Only downfall... keeping enough food on hand for her appetite. >Dad does often get upset at her.. she catches the first, most, and largest >fish of the day- consistently! Almost time for that first swimming lesson.. >(just kidding!) > >John
