Jun 06 2013
Today was a great day for our 8 yr. old grandson and Grampa too! Last Monday I bought him a small rod and reel. It was an open face reel and a short rod for dock fishing, perfect for him. I had him practice with it in the back yard and after several casts he had it down pat. We went down to the river and fished for a while, had several nibbles but no fish.
Today I took him to Bressler Reservoir in Lima, OH. I made a few casts and had a crappie just big enough to keep. I made a few more casts and was getting hits close to shore when I reeled in so I let him fish. I knew he would probably just get small ones but wanted him to see how to catch one. He caught 5 all together; 1 small crappie and the other 4 were small bass.
He had a lot of fun and didn’t want to leave but he lost his balance on the rock he was standing on and got his foot wet. I told him we’ll go home and I’ll show you how to clean a fish and then I’ll cook it for your lunch. So we left with our one small catch of the day! I was happy that now he knew how to catch a fish.
When we got home he had to get Grandma to see the fish. She took a picture of us and then I showed him how to clean and filet a fish. When he got hungry I dusted the fish with half flour and half cornmeal and pan fried the fish in a little olive oil, seasoned with a little Old Bay. For a side I sautéed some rice; added a little chicken broth and seasoning. He liked all five bites of our catch of the day!
He stayed here until his Dad came to get him at 4:30 for a little league baseball game at 5:30. Grandma and I went to see his game. His team won, I think their 6th straight. His Mom got therefrom work in time to see his home run, I think with two on. Needless to say we were all pretty proud of the little guy!!
Gavin with our BIG catch!
Ready for a fish cleaning lesson
Fish and rice
And he ate the whole thing!
Smokin Don
