Sunday Fishing Fun!

He caught this fish so fast - I did not have time to run over with the camera and record him pulling it in! Little J was VERY overjoyed!
Miss O, sitting in my lap, caught this beauty of a rainbow trout... she did NOT want to touch it - but she was thrilled!
Big A catching his first fish of the day! He caught another a little bit later, but released it so that each kid in our family had an even amount - ONE... It was a very kind act!
Miss O lost alot of interest after catching her first trout... she enjoyed watching and running around instead! I helped my nephew, Georgie, by casting and helping him. We found a great spot and he and I reeled in this MONSTER trout - biggest of the day! He had a delayed reaction to the excitement! I was very proud of him - he had more patience than most the other kiddos!
At the end of the extremely successful "family" fishing derby - all the kiddos lined up for a photo opp... hard to get them all the look the same way! Each kiddo caught at least one fish each! So everyone left happy!

Well.... we "told" Little J that we might try fishing again today.... so - 6:15am - he is waking us up, ready to go! UGH! So, we got everyone ready, got breakfast at the McDonald's drivethru, stopped and picked up some nightcrawlers (that would have helped us yesterday!) and headed to the same pond we were at yesterday. Along with cousins, aunt and uncle, we started the "family" fishing derby! Four adults chasing seven kids, that was entertaining!

Everyone was getting all baited up, Little J had his line in the water about 2 minutes and had a fish on! He lost it in the end as is was not hooked well enough - but he was super stoked! After he got new bait - in he cast - and within a few minutes, he had another one on and reeled it in! It was so fast, I could hardly get over there and take a picture, let alone record it!

Miss O caught the next fish with me (parents can't fish at this pond - it is a 14 and under kids pond) so she was on my lap, and I helped her reel it in.. she was happy - but not close to tears with joy like her older brother!

My nephew, Harry, caught the next one... then it was Big A's turn! He lost a big one earlier, so he finally brought his first in.. he was really happy! After Miss O lost interest, I stayed with my nephew Georgie, and we fished together. We found an awesome spot! We could actually see the fish (as well as lots of tadpoles - which he called catapolds!) He got a big bite, and I helped him reel in a HUGE rainbow trout! The biggest of the day! My oldest nephew, David, had not fished yet - he was enjoying watching and visiting! He then decided to give it a try (with the same pole that his brother used) and within a few short minutes, he brought one in too!

All the kiddos had a great time! It was a positive experience - as no one left upset or with hurt feelings!

We brought the trout home, the hubby cleaned them and showed the boys how to clean them.. got them marinading and ready for a BBQ at Nana and Grandpas house later!

Since they caught them - they have to eat them! hehe!

Amy