June 12, 2010 At the nearby irrigation pond....
Had an evening to spend with Melinda, so we first gave the Family Fishing Pond in Columbia Park a try. Murky water, no visible action, so we moved on to McD's for dinner, then proceeded to a little pond in the middle of a nearby neighborhood. There are bass in the pond, but the easy target is the small bluegill. Perfect training for a budding flyfishergirl. A little size 16 or 18 prince nymph, and a thingamabobber for strike indicator training, and we were good to go. Mel could drop the fly within a foot or two of shore and watch her indicator or the fly. After about a dozen bluegill in not too many minutes, she looked at me and said, "this is kind of fun!" She also learned to unhook them, and did so herself a few times.
It's a nice little pond where you can take kids to have fun catching fish. And no snakes, ticks, or anything like that - mown grass bordering backyards. Suburban fishing at its best!
Had an evening to spend with Melinda, so we first gave the Family Fishing Pond in Columbia Park a try. Murky water, no visible action, so we moved on to McD's for dinner, then proceeded to a little pond in the middle of a nearby neighborhood. There are bass in the pond, but the easy target is the small bluegill. Perfect training for a budding flyfishergirl. A little size 16 or 18 prince nymph, and a thingamabobber for strike indicator training, and we were good to go. Mel could drop the fly within a foot or two of shore and watch her indicator or the fly. After about a dozen bluegill in not too many minutes, she looked at me and said, "this is kind of fun!" She also learned to unhook them, and did so herself a few times.
It's a nice little pond where you can take kids to have fun catching fish. And no snakes, ticks, or anything like that - mown grass bordering backyards. Suburban fishing at its best!
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The Good Book says, "Train up a child in the way (she) should go. . ." Nice job Rick!
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