The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

I caught my first fish at 6 yrs old. There is a pic somewhere. It would be fun to dig up. That was 1958. Skinny little kid with a huge grin. At the time I did not fully appreciate what I had accomplished. My parent only fessed up years later. Sure it was just a sucker. But there was no hook! (Think barbless only better.) They didn't want me to hurt myself or anyone else since all the other people on the dock were swimming and skiing and socializing. I wanted to fish. So to placate me they tied some sort of bait on the line of my toy fishing rod and let me do my thing. I surprised the hell out of them when I caught a fish. And that picture...well not very flattering but I will post it if I can find it.