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02/18/2011
Bottom Fishing From Shore
Rainbow Trout
Power Bait
Green
Hook & Bait
Afternoon
02/18/2011
1
1317

Took my son and nephew for a little quick fishing trip. It was actually their idea and I was happy
to have the time and agreed. Rigged both their rods with powerbait about 2 feet off the bottom,no
such luck for them. We did see a few fish surface,eating bugs off the top of the water.
About an hour in with no hookups,it was clear that the kids were losing interest. This now turns into a delicate balancing act of keeping kids excited about future fishing trips,so we called it for the day and I opted to let them play on the toys for a bit.
Might give Silver (Cowlitz) a shot this weekend.


Comments

The Quadfather
2/18/2011 7:54:00 PM
Oh yes Kevin,,, that is a finely tuned art for sure. I am talking about how you want to take your under age 10 kid out as much as possible on the water, to get him hooked like with whatever that BIG ONE is that you remember from years ago... LOL.
But just the same you have to balance it with not TOO much time waiting for action, so that he doesn't equate the experience to boredom with dad when he was growing up.
I am betting that he one day remembers it all as GREAT times.
afk
2/19/2011 7:30:00 AM
Very good call on the cutting it short. Snacks, snacks & more snacks is one of the best tips I've been given as well. Sounds like you are on top of it. Keep it up!
kevinb
2/19/2011 8:00:00 PM
Thanks fellas. I hope I'm getting this all balanced out.
cjp37
2/19/2011 10:50:00 PM
I was bored and went to Bradley a couple weeks ago and landed 3 in about an hour. chartruse power eggs were the ticket. about a 2 and a half foot leader. good lake to take kids though. used to fish it a lot when i was younger
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