Family Fishing Trip

We had bought a fishing rod for Carter when we were in Prince George and his cousin Kristen got one for her birthday so both families got together for a family fishing trip at the end of the summer. Not in a real lake but we figured a fish farm would be better for their first experience since we were pretty much guaranteed a catch. Carter was the master at casting and was able to get it farther and more accurate than most of the adults. I was glad they let him use his smaller rod. It's pretty well made considering it's kids size.

Cousin Ryan had lot's of fun throwing rocks in the pond which we later learned was frowned upon. Because the fish get fed with pellets anything thrown into the water looks like food to them. It was an adventure in itself running after him as he ran from pond to pond attempting to throw everything in sight.

Things started out a bit slow in the first pond but as soon as we moved to the bigger pond we started to get nibbles. I wasn't intending to catch anything but accidentally got a bite while holding on to Carter's rod for him. First one in the bucket. Things got really exciting when Carter got his first bite. It was a bit more forceful than he was expecting and the fish ended up taking his rod. We had to chase it around the pond and used another fishing rod to catch his fishing rod. A very skillful catch. Second one in the bucket.

It became an event we'll never forget when Kristen managed to catch her Daddy with a hook in the shorts in his backside. We eventually had to get help from the owners of the pond to cut the hook out. By this time of course Corey was not happy that Kristen or himself hadn't caught anything. He decided he'd go to his fancier lures and managed to pick up fish number three.

When we got there, Callie had no intention of even attempting to fish but I think she got a bit jealous when Carter got his so she decided she'd try it as well. She had lot's of patience but in the end no luck. We had to drag her away from the pond at the end of a fun day.

The pond owners took care of clubbing the fish, Corey took care of prepping them and I cooked them up on the BBQ. Very satisfying even if it was a bit of a cheat fishing in a pond stocked full of fish.