Father and Daughter fishing trip

I took advantage of the holiday today to take Reilly fishing. We had fished once last year and she had caught a few fish, so I figured that this year with her being a year older, we'd have an even better outing.

I drove us over to the canoe launch over by 24th avenue north, pulled out our gear, and got Reilly set up in her chair. The tide was a bit low, but there was plenty of water to fish in.

I baited her hook with a piece of frozen shrimp, clipped on a weight and a bobber, and cast it out for her. She patiently waited as the tide carried her bait from right to left. Not a bite.



I told her to reel it in--her favorite part of fishing--and I cast it out again. No bite. We repeated this process about a dozen times before Reilly lost interest. I gave her a snack and a juice box, rigged up my line with a frozen shrimp, and cast out. I waited. Nothing.

There wasn't a fish to be found. They must have been watching the MLK Day parade downtown.

Instead of forcing the issue, I gave her a lollipop, we packed up our gear, and drove down to Coffee Pot Park. She played on the playground for about an hour, then we headed home for lunch and a nap. Though our fishing trip wasn't successful, Reilly had a great time, which I guess is more important than catching some smelly old fish anyway.