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FRESHWATER ANGLING => Fly fishing => Trout fishing => Topic started by: Gerhard on January 09, 2012, 09:15:51 AM

Title: Her 1st trout
Post by: Gerhard on January 09, 2012, 09:15:51 AM

My daughter is 7 now.


I promised her last winter I will take her fishing for her 1st trout this summer.


This last weekend I took her to a place just outside Dullstroom where she enjoyed the farm a lot...


On Saturday morning we practiced casting her rod. But it was really to warm.


A bit later in the day I took her down to the dam to show her how a spinning rod worked.


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/P1040958a.jpg)


We went back to the house.

Played monopoly (she won hands down... again)  duh


Later the afternoon I showed her how a fly rod work and took her back to the dam.


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/P1040957.jpg)


I could see a couple of trout rising and it was not long before I was into a fish and I gave her the rod...


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/IMG-20120107-01077a.jpg)


The trout gave her a good fight on the 4 wt and it was not long before we had him in the net.


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/IMG-20120107-01079a.jpg)


Its a beautiful place up in the Steenkamps mountains...


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/Jakkals/P1040985.jpg)


She enjoyed the adventure and is all ready asking when we are going again...  :lolo:





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Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: WalkersKiller on January 09, 2012, 09:24:04 AM

Great stuff!!!!!!!!!!  :cgrts:

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: Willie on January 09, 2012, 09:35:50 AM

 :cgrts:  to the little one well done!

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: Half-Pint on January 09, 2012, 09:42:57 AM

Hopefully the start of a life long addiction :cgrts:

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: REEFMAN on January 09, 2012, 09:43:40 AM

Lovely stuff Gerhard!!  (clap)

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: Gerhard on January 09, 2012, 10:05:40 AM

Thanks guys,


Yea I think the next trip will be for kurper later in the season.


kurper on float should be a lot of fun for her (lots of action)

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: AndriesH on January 09, 2012, 10:14:15 AM

 :fshn:
                :trout:

 (clap)

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: Manuel Junior on January 09, 2012, 12:30:06 PM

Nice stuff!!! :cgrts: :cgrts:

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: wernerm on January 11, 2012, 09:07:26 AM

It's great getting the kids to carry on the legacy, my eldest also got his first lessons over the weekend past

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: super_daav on January 11, 2012, 09:23:09 AM

Some of my best fishing moments having been spent teaching others (My Mrs & young cousins specifically) how to fish and sharing in their elation in catching their first fish...
 
Well done Gerhard! Thats the way to start them...

Title: Re: Her 1st trout
Post by: Al1 on January 11, 2012, 01:47:37 PM

 (clap) Congratulations to your daughter! I wish I had started at that age!