Fishing @ Sand Lake

Ammon got a closed reel fishing pole for his birthday last week and today was casting it into the

street getting a feel for how it worked. He also had a baseball game just across the street from this new lake area that the City has been developing. We decided to pack our fishing polls up and go right after the game.

Corrine surprised us with his fishing skill. She caught over a dozen fish and had a few more almost make it to shore before getting off her line. We joked that she must had put a 'love potion' on her worms because she could catch a fish, get it off, rebait, cast and bring another fish right in! She was amazing!! She had a small hook which probably really helped her get so many fish. 

Rebecca can cast really well for someone her age. She's figured out her pole and can get her line out pretty far. But the only thing she caught was the back of her shirt and the carcass of a dead fish! She was a patient fiser and she almost got brave enough to hold a fish, but settled for just touching it.

Corrine with a few of the fish she caught.

Dad caught the only big mouth trout of the night. 

Ammon caught 2 sunfish or blue gills. His hook was too big and the fish were able to get the worm off without getting hooked. He is an awesome caster and really got some good use out of his new fishing pole.

We had to finally drag the kids from the lake well after the sun had gone down. They wanted to fish the night away! Johann loves fishing, so this was so much fun for him. Simeon's at camp this week, so he missed out on the fun. Mom needs to get a license so she can fish too. 

When we were driving home I made the comment "I guess we can mark fishing off our summer bucket list." To which Ammon very quickly replied "I'm adding it back on again then!"

The kids are already begging us to go fishing again!