Day of the Fish

The one thing I hope to pass on to my daughter is the love of the outdoors. So far this summer, I have taken her camping and now fishing. The only thing left to do is mountain climbing and she will be a true outdoorsman. I used to take my daughter fishing pretty regularly when she was younger (over five years ago). I would place the bait on her hook and she would cast her rod out to sea. She would even catch some fish every now and then. Well she is older now, but she still loves to fish. You can not believe my excitement when she wanted to bait her own hook. I watched carefully (trying not to show my fear of some great big hook ripping through her finger). She not only baited the shrimp on the hook, but did a very good job where the shrimp was curled up on the hook just right. I was mighty impressed. Unfortunately, she did not catch anything today. But we are determined to go back out again and make this a new tradition. She doesn't have anyone else in her life that likes to fish, so this is special between us. Hopefully when she fishes in the future, she will look back and remember the memories of fishing with her old man.