Norah's First Fish

Today was a very exciting day!  Not only was it Norah's second birthday, but it was also her first time landing a fish...we had tried in vain to catch a tiny bluegill on Fowler Lake a couple weeks ago, but this was her first real fishing trip.

We went to a small pond in Waukesha that had been stocked with trout in April.  I casted a small Mepps spinner while I gave Norah a bobber with a small jig and a grub (a "butterworm" as Wal-Mart labels them).

Norah loved reeling in each cast and she even had a fish bite while she was retrieving all by herself.

The fish pictured here was one of three we landed in about 20 minutes of fishing.  It took the rod and I made sure it was hooked well before Norah helped reel it in.

If you ask her what she caught, she will tell you it was a trout, but she did tell me on the way that she wanted to catch a walleye.  I am pretty sure that will happen when I take her out in two weeks.

Carly did a great job helping Norah and being our photographer...even though Norah did get upset each time Carly would take the rod to cast.  Hopefully we can catch a couple more this week.

If you are interested in catching some of these trout, here is a link to the DNR stocking locations and quantities just Google "2015 WI DNR Trout Stocking" and a PDF will come right up.