What a great day! Saturday my wife stayed home with the boys and I took my little girl (and my Mom) fishing at a local pond. The weather couldn't have been better, and we were all really excited to spend the time out there together. "Minnow" (as I call her) has been practicing casting since she could walk, and she was ready to go and see if she could land her first fish on her own. She's gone with me a couple times, but I typically hook them and she reels them in....this time would be different.

We started our planning by catching night crawlers around the yard (and yes she loves to catch worms...that's my girl) and then we decided to cover our bases and swing by Fox's for a couple dozen minnows as well. We got to the pond and got her and Gannie all set up...and it was all over from there. She set the hook, and reeled in each of the 5 fish all by herself and was almost as excited by the whole thing as her Daddy was.

Oh yeah, as you can see from the video she even held each of the fish all by herself...that is something totally new! She even got smacked in the face by the 2nd Crappie (you can see in the video), but she handled it like a champ and just rolled with the punches.

That's my Girl! :)
One Proud Papa,
-Muskalungee! '