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My wife called me from work saturday to say she was getting out of there at noon thirty, let's go camping for one night. We have three dogs that always have to go, and a 16 month old son that hasn't been yet. I hooked up the trailer and packed up. Hit the road....and lost the tread on a trailer tire as soon as I got on the freeway. Wouldn't ya know it, no spare. Dumped it off back at home, threw the yakima on the roof and transferred over the essentials and headed down to salt creek.
Had a great evening, even though it rained all night. I told Ash it sure beats sitting at home watching cops and wishing I was camping.
my dad met us in the morning and we got geared up. I asked my dad if he would give Ash a lesson and I would watch the boy and the dogs behind them. In five years I have been unable to give her a good on the water lesson and get her on fish, mostly because of the three dogs or weather. I watched her land a nice ten I.ch brown on a stimulator on her first cast! I saw her catch/miss a number more before I took the boy and the dogs back to camp (a jack russell and a lab together make an adventurous duo that don't like being leashed up in the woods).
About an hour or so later, Ash and dad make their way around the bend and I get to see her land a few more fish. She was holding them right and unhooking and releasing like a pro. Dad taught her well! I was so proud of her.
on the drive home she said three seperate times "we gotta get out and do more of this flyfishing together." Score!
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They both caught a ton of dink browns, only a couple over ten inches. BUT, the fish were really healthy and were gregarious about stimulators and adams. Water was clear, even with the rain. Lower than I expected. No hatches or bugs out, other than an s- load of black flies.
Thanks for reading, I'm stoked!
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Nice! I haven't been able to get my wife to even try fishing for years now. She did manage a five inch bluegill on a fly rod once, but all of her trout have been on spinning gear. One of her big hang ups is that she feels bad for the fish, not because of getting hooked, but because they're excited to get this meal, and then the get caught instead [laugh]
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That's great.
You're a bigger man than I am. I wouldn't even consider teaching my wife to fish.
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I figured a wife is like a kid: if they feel the thrill of a fish at the end of their line, she would be hooked for life. So, I set out to do some "easy" fishing. My buddy bigfish22 took us out to bird island the day after our wedding reception. We were getting hits as soon as our bait hit the water, but a famous "out of nowhere" utah lake storm blew us of the water and busted the trim on my buddy's boat. No fish for the wife.
took her ice fishing to the berry with bigfish22 and his future wife. It was very cold. She hated ice fishing. Won't go again.
took her to willard to shore fish. I broke two rods in my jeep hatch, she hooked a fish but I needed to adjust the drag for her, I lost said fish.
The great thing is, a wife is not like a kid. She doesn't care for other fishing. She says that she is only interested in fly fishing. She doesn't have to or want to go on every fishing excursion with me. But, we can plan some fun adventures on the fly, so to speak!
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I think I may've been approaching things all wrong with my 'ol lady! Perhaps if I used the right terminology I could get her out to the water. Hmm - "stimulator". I'll have to google that - when I get home! Doesn't take batteries does it? [shocked]
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My daughter was determined to catch her first fish last spring. And she did - hooked it all by herself! She didn't want one I passed to her! But then she's felt bad for them. LOVEs to eat fishies - more than anyone else in the family - but doesn't like the idea of poking them with hooks.
The Mrs complained to me that there was too much fish in the house. Don't think she realized that actually came across as a compliment!
Good on ya getting your lady going on a fly rod, or fishing at all for that matter. Nice post. I need to teach my dog how to come fishing, and how to stay out of my hooks and stuff! She always want to help when it's 'cleaning' time. Thief!
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It was kind of the other way around in our house. I am the guide, teacher, tier, all around trout bum, but growing up with the Snake River for a back yard, was to be expected.
I am amazed at the "wifes" that stick to the fly fishing let alone give it a try, when generally, they receive "hand me downs"...LOL
I readall the time about the husband getting new gear and giving the wife his old.
Understand, they do have gear for women, because they are different. Smaller hands, not as strong in the arms...keep that in mind.
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so..,you catch em he cleans them,your knowledge surely is the key to your success..Patience is our greatest virtue,also one of the most difficult aspects in life to accept. like a wise man once said,"patience pays"
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I still do the cleaning IF we keep one, but he doesn't eat freshwater fish.
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The funny thing is, I bought her a brand new cortland 4 piece 5 wt so she would have her own rod. I borrow her rod a lot because I like it better than my sage 5wt! I did give her a hand me down sth reel, but she's cool with it. I have a brand new fanny fly pack for her, but she's happy with me carrying everythig she needs in my vest!
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Right On, great to hear that and I bet she sticks with it, because it is HER gear.
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I bought my wife her own rod when we were dating, but she only used it a couple of times, so I pretty well inherited it. I think that I ruined things by the fishing being too good the first time I took my wife out. She caught nine good sized cutts in a couple of hours her first time ever fishing, but now if she goes more than 15 minutes without catching a fish she gets bored and wants to leave [frown]
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At least you tried! Maybe if she had another female companion to fish with it might have a different....alLURE? Har Har....
you and I like to fish a lot of the same stuff it seems. Hopefully our paths can cross someday....
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Now that I finished nursing school I have a lot more free time. Maybe we can go hit some bass or something sometime (before PA school gets going [crazy]) By the way, that's a pretty awesome resonator, I love those things.
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Good on you for making your outing a family affair. The points I was most impressed with was 1. that you got your wife a good teacher and 2. you kept the distractions out of the way and 3. she has her own equipment.
Guys, may I say, that probably the best way for any of you to teach your wife to fish is .......don't do it yourself. Hire a guide! Also get a babysitter and make the shore lunch yourself or get it catered by Kentucky Fried ! [laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]
Just kidding - a little - Seriously make the day one she would really be able to relax and enjoy. Whether you catch fish or not. Make it a date, and make it feel like a date for her. It is a part of your life you want to share.
I too have been a "trout bum" or fishing addict all of my life. My husband and I have been married for 35 years, but I might have divorced him if he had had to teach me to fish! [shocked] It is a good thing I already was hooked.[cool]
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