I had an amazing experience fishing with my first daughter Lucy. We set out mid morning on the search for some stocked local trout. The first few spots were duds, then we hit a spot that required a small hike. Just long enough for it to ignite wonder in her to the point that she was noticing things in nature...like the flower pedals on the ground, the robin searching for worms, and the sparrow singing his song in the tree above us. I felt good getting her out from behind the many screens that are too common at our house. Once we found the fish, we started catching them one after another. This was her first real experience catching fish. We practiced casting a lot in the yard. She has been on the boat a lot. However, it never collided with actually catching a bunch of them. She was surprisingly excited and interested. She couldn't wait to help reel in. She held the trout and safely released it and then hugged me and said "Thank you Daddy". Best day ever.
