08-11-2006, 04:45 PM
[angelic]I just returned from meeting my latest grandson! The family has just relocated to a home that is near a small private pond that they have been encouraged to fish. The three species we caught were LMB, bluegill and a green sunfish.
True to his reputation, TD sent me with a new fishing rod for his brother (Liam) and mother. Liam will be 10 next month, but had never fished. Since the pond had several clumps of weeds, I decided the best way to get him started was with a jig below a bobber. You should have seen the look on his face when it went down for the first time! Unfortunately, I had forgotten to take my camera. We caught and kept 4 LMB our first trip out.
The next evening I took Liam and we spent another 3 hours at the pond. I have attached a couple of photos showing the pond we were fishing and one of Liam holding the stringers of the fish we kept to add to those previously caught. Because the pond hasn't been fished regularly, the owner encouraged us to keep everything we caught (we lost count of the small ones we threw back). The LMB's we kept all were in the 12-14 inch range and the bluegill were about 9 inches.
I filleted and cooked the fish the night before leaving for home. Because of the heat, we sauted them on the top of the stove with garlic, butter and olive oil and served them liberally sprinkled with sesame seeds. They were a big hit!
The first night out, Liam's mom was caring for the baby on a blanket nearby. As she watched us catching fish, she asked to use the rod I had saying "it's like riding a bike ... you never forget how". She has assured me that she and Liam will be spending a lot of time at the pond!
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True to his reputation, TD sent me with a new fishing rod for his brother (Liam) and mother. Liam will be 10 next month, but had never fished. Since the pond had several clumps of weeds, I decided the best way to get him started was with a jig below a bobber. You should have seen the look on his face when it went down for the first time! Unfortunately, I had forgotten to take my camera. We caught and kept 4 LMB our first trip out.
The next evening I took Liam and we spent another 3 hours at the pond. I have attached a couple of photos showing the pond we were fishing and one of Liam holding the stringers of the fish we kept to add to those previously caught. Because the pond hasn't been fished regularly, the owner encouraged us to keep everything we caught (we lost count of the small ones we threw back). The LMB's we kept all were in the 12-14 inch range and the bluegill were about 9 inches.
I filleted and cooked the fish the night before leaving for home. Because of the heat, we sauted them on the top of the stove with garlic, butter and olive oil and served them liberally sprinkled with sesame seeds. They were a big hit!
The first night out, Liam's mom was caring for the baby on a blanket nearby. As she watched us catching fish, she asked to use the rod I had saying "it's like riding a bike ... you never forget how". She has assured me that she and Liam will be spending a lot of time at the pond!
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