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King County, WA

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08/04/2012
71° - 75°
Top Fishing From Shore
Smallmouth Bass
Worms
Bobber
Morning
08/04/2012
3
996

Took my daughter to the Ship Canal for fishing this morning. After our last successful outing, she was eager to go. We fished for about a half an hour at a couple different spots before she got a bite. The first fish stole her bait, but a minute later she had a fish on! (Probably the same one.) It was a little smallmouth, not quite 9" long. She was very excited to have caught another fish. And I was happy to see her catch one two trips in a row. We tried for another fifteen minutes, and then she was ready to go. I didn't push it, because I want fishing to be about fun, and not boredom. I have to overcome a few trips where we got skunked in the past. And it is working like a champ. She is excited about fishing again.


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MotoBoat
8/4/2012 12:20:00 PM
Might throw in some positive fishing bed time stories.................LOL! And mention fishing throughout the day, constantly keeping the word "fishing" subliminally embedded in her little brain.

I have no idea if it applies. But that recent life vest law taking affect. The one where if your within so many feet of the rivers edge a life vest is required. Not saying the canal is a river., but is long, narrow, and has constantly moving water from the filling of the locks down stream. In that respect, that rule may or may not apply and merely mentioning it here as a precaution for the young one.

The location in the picture, if I remember correctly, it is deep there!
islandbass
8/5/2012 7:58:00 AM
Nice job both of you. Lookout. When my daughter was about her age, she tried my baitcast reel and claimed it as hers. It was a curado, lol.
Gringo Pescador
8/5/2012 8:50:00 AM
Nice! Looks like that is the place in Seattle to take the little ones for some bank fishing.
afk
8/5/2012 10:27:00 AM
Keep up the good work. I read an article by a retired guide that really pushed snacks for the kids on those tough days. Thanks for the pic. and report.
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Phone: (509) 687-0709