Yesterday I went on a little fishing trip with Bay, my friend Jeremy, and his daughter May. Jeremy got the hot tip from the saleslady at the sporting goods store, and she steered him away from the place we were planning on fishing, and told him about a great little pond that “is filled with tons of fish”. Perfect for the kids! So we headed out to the small pond at about 5pm. The weather was really nice: warm and sunny, with no wind to speak of. There were a few ducks there, but they weren’t aggressive and let us have the fishing spot. There are basically only two really good places to fish from in this particular pond (it’s a secret!) because there are reeds and weeds all around the pond except for at these two places. But, as we were the only ones fishing, it was perfect.

We went with a plain bobber setup, with a size 8 hook on my virgin Daiwa ultra-light rod/reel combo. 4-pound test seemed to be perfect for small fish. We alternated between pieces of nightcrawler and canned corn kernels, but it didn’t matter which one we used, because the fish were biting either one. In fact, about one second after I cast into the pond for the first time, the bobber was going under! I didn’t hook the fish that time, but a few minutes later, we had our first catch! I let Bay reel in a few after I had hooked them, and he really enjoyed it. And when May caught her first fish, she went bananas! It was awesome to see the excitement of the first-time anglers. (Bay actually caught a catfish before at a carnival, but it just involved lifting up the line, so that doesn’t count.)

I hadn’t fished at a lake or pond in a long time, but it was so fun, and I am looking forward to doing it again soon. There are a few places we want to check out nearby, and hopefully we’ll have the same kind of luck. If not, we can always go back to the secret pond for some more bluegill!

Here are some photos of our fishing trip.