This time the had a stocked lake, free fishing poles, free t-shirts, and free cleaning of up to 2 fish per child. Really it wasn't free but the cost of registration of $10 each covered these items. It was also a 30 minute fishing time limit and we signed up for the first slot of 9am.
Both kids were very excited at the chance to fish. I think the hardest part was waiting in line to check in and then standing in another line to get our poles. We had a choice of 4 different colors.
Both kids were very excited at the chance to fish. I think the hardest part was waiting in line to check in and then standing in another line to get our poles. We had a choice of 4 different colors.
Megan picked pink while Andrew picked blue. They didn't much care for the red or gold options.
We headed down to the water to wait for the ready set go. It was so hard to wait again while everyone got lined up. In fact a few people weren't paying attention and casted off. There was one little girl that caught something right off the bat before we were even allowed to get started.
I have to say Andrew is a natural. He loves fishing and for some reason is very calm and will sit and wait for stuff to happen. I think it is probably the most relaxed I've seen him. I'm calling him our little fish whisperer.
I don't think we had been fishing for very long when Andrew was the first to catch something. This was so very exciting for him and he was a glow with huge smiles. This got Megan going because she saw what it was like and really wanted to catch something.
After the first catch the kids set out to catch more. Andrew came up with the second catch which was amazing. He was actually pretty good with Dad's help. This made Megan so sad she thought she would never catch anything. Jeff transferred his help to Megan and it wasn't long before she came up with her first catch. What a relief that she got something for I would have hated for her to be left out.
As they called times up and last cast Megan put forth her best effort and came up victorious with her second and final catch. Both kids caught their quota of fish which was really nice. We saw some people leaving empty handed so we were very lucky for Jeff's helping skills. Megan didn't want to get near the fish as she didn't like them flopping around or the slimy feel. I tried to get a shot of her big catch but she refused to get near it. Now our only thing is to figure out how to cook these things up as no one in this house eats fish. Wish up luck :}
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