Fang Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Opener turned into a special trip for me this year. About 2 weeks ago my 10 yr old son told me he was coming trout fishing this year. We scouted the river prior to opener and real quick he started picking out the long shapes of the steelhead resting in the current and on spawning redds. To add to this my fishing bud Rob (family guy) made the trip back from Trenton to do opener. Something we haven't had the chance to do for 5-6 years now With last weeks rains I had this nagging feeling not to expect much and sure enough the river was crystal clear and the levels were a little low for spring. I woke the boys at 4 am this morning and we headed out. First look at the parking lot showed us we were first to arrive and we headed to the one big deep pool that always holds a bunch of post spawn. As first light approached I put my son on the bend and he started casting up a worm to the head of the pool. Second drift he tags into a nice 4-5 lb trout which wraps him right up in the wood. About 5 minutes later he hooks another bigger trout and same things - right into a big log jam. Third times a charms. We changed set up and added a small float and on the first drift he sets the hook onto a nice spawned out hen. Great fight and he handled it start to finish. A moment I'll remember for a while We spent the rest of the day scratching through the river with little results. A few small trout 6-10" and a couple of chub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin joe Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Fang congrats to you and you're son. I know this will be a memory that will last a lifetime Thank You for sharing this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Great report and pics Fang Spending quality time with family and sharing the passion.... nothing beats that Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Amazing! I can't wait t'I'll mine are old enough for 4 a.m. Solo trips with the old man! Thanks dude! UF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Moments like that are precious Fang. Glad your boy had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Great stuff Paul.. another one's hooked ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 hey sawpics good for aiden he finally caught something , talk to you today sometime off tomoroow going to fish duffins i think or oshawa creek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Great report Fang!!....the smile on your son's face says it all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Lools like he was having fun, beauty report... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 You can see the excitement in his face, bet he won't forget that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Ahh.......the start of a new tradition. You gotta love it!! Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) The look on your sons face is priceless...he caught a nice fish ....and you caught a nice memory for the two of you ...congrats to you both Edited April 26, 2009 by Twocoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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