My wife didn't start fishing until last year,wasn't her thing.We've been married 25 years,together for 30 years.She went with me for the walks and enjoyed being out with me.I got her a float tube 10 years ago so she could get out on the lakes and she'd take photos of the loons (her favorite bird) and of the fish I'd catch.
All of a sudden she started asking me questions like how did it feel to have a fish on,how did I know what to use,where to fish etc?So I talked her into trying it.Rigged her up with one of my fly rods and gave her a crash course on casting and away we went up to Alford lake last September.Once she got it figured out what to do she started to catch fish.I always stayed close to help her out,showing her how to net and handle a fish,hook removal and releasing.Once her confidence was up she decided she didn't need my tutalage anymore and started to fish away from me in her own spots and did she do good!At one point she was 3 fish up on me,everytime I'd hook up one and think I was gaining she'd hook up another.She was absolutely beaming,you couldn't wipe the smile off her face,nor mine for that matter.
We fished til midday and took a shore break and had a bite to eat then headed back out,I honestly thought she'd pack it in by then but nope,she was rarin to go some more,awesome!Again we got into fish right away and she was still ahead of me and really trying to rub some salt into my wounds,good naturedly.Than a good hatch started and the lake was almost boiling with rising trout.I tied on a dry fly and started hammering trout and passed her catch in about 15 minutes,she says I cheated
.We fished until a cold front started to move in and decided to call it quits.8 hours and 33 trout to our nets on her first time out,outstanding!
Now she's "HOOKED" and can't wait to get back out.We've upgraded her old Caddis float tube to a Fish Cat 4,got her a TFO combo rig and today we're going into Russel's to see about getting her some new breathable waders,she doesn't like the neoprenes.Now I'm showing her how to tie flies and she's a quick study
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