The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

That is awesome!

Brings back memories. I helped my daughter with her "first" fish. I may have out done ya on the outfit. It was a 5 wt Powell rod with a Hardy reel. OK....It was mine.

I also hooked the fish but let her bring it in.

She was about three. We were at Hat Creek and she was sporting her smurf under-ware and some snow boots. (We always let her dress herself...part of teaching her to make her own decisions.) The picture is awesome. The grin on her face while holding her fish is to die for. I posted it on the board several years ago. Not sure where it is now.

For years she wasn't too much into fishing. And she would get upset with me for releasing fish. Her grandpa, who she got to spend lots of time with, would bring them home and cook them. She thought that was a much better idea. She actually cried one time when she saw me release a fish.

But now she is 31 years old. Both she and her husband love fly fishing.

That first fish may have been like planting a seed. I took some time to germinate. But now it yields tons of fruit.

I hope yours does the same.