Getting the kid into fishing

[HarryToolips]

Since fathers day is coming up soon, I thought it would be a good time to put up a few pics of fishing adventures with my 5 year old...it's all about quantity over quality for him, the lakes with lots of action are what seems to be getting him hooked, regardless of fish size...and he's loving the fact that he's helping to provide the odd dinner for the family, and I tell him that every fish that he wants to keep rather than put back, we have to eat it no matter what (fish is not his favorite meal)...everyone please feel free to post up pics of your own fishing adventures with your kids on this thread...

lol this one below was from an ice fishing outing in January, he put his one foot in the hole within 3 minutes of being on the lake, I told him we had to stay for a little bit before we could just go home...I took his boot off and he used one of my gloves as a boot, and warmed up by a fire for a bit....lol he was miserable until we caught a perch..

http://i.imgur.com/PcIAZwS.jpg (https://imgur.com/PcIAZwS)

[HarryToolips]

Old recliner fish bonker..
http://i.imgur.com/lNa9xFt.jpg (https://imgur.com/lNa9xFt)

Realing it in, got a bite...I was really proud of him here, he kept in good spirits through some fairly heavy rain...
http://i.imgur.com/rtnvUZa.jpg (https://imgur.com/rtnvUZa)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/10bIR7j.jpg (https://imgur.com/10bIR7j)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/exCNh0j.jpg (https://imgur.com/exCNh0j)

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[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/FN7MHbO.jpg (https://imgur.com/FN7MHbO)

http://i.imgur.com/0SRglmy.jpg (https://imgur.com/0SRglmy)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/NyhIMYh.jpg (https://imgur.com/NyhIMYh)

[monasheemountainman]

Nice pics bud! That kid looks happy! Beauty bow in that last picture!

[HarryToolips]

^^^thanks bud! Love how excited kids get when they got one on the line..

[ACB]

Thanks for the photo's, reminds me of the times my dad took us out when I was his age, I'll never forget those times.

[twanger]

Harry great photo's, I love the smiles in everyone of them and you guys are doing it out of a canoe as well, lol.
Your setting a great foundation for the boy for many years ahead, great job...
Twanger

[HarryToolips]

Thank s guys, appreciate it....gotta love BC, so many different lakes, rivers, creeks to fish, it's a new adventure every time..

[Goose]

awesome, great job boys!

[nature girl]

Nice for father and son time together and great to see the smiles on the boy.

[HarryToolips]

His biggest fish so far, at 5 years old....gotta love the excitement at this age...everyone please feel free to post your pics of fishing with your kids..

http://i.imgur.com/AEIXUMk.jpg (https://imgur.com/AEIXUMk)

[walks with deer]

harry good job...
kids and water always bring a change of clothes...mine always get soaked lol...

good times....dad i got a biter!!@!

[HarryToolips]

^^^^thanks buddy....ya I have had to change his clothes after being out more than once.....one of the best parts of the outing which I didn't post on here was I got him to help gut it....after I slit it, he pulled out all the guts and ran his thumb along the spine etc, his first time, and talk about halarious watching them do it and feel the 'sliminess' for the first time...

[walks with deer]

ya do it fresh and let him check out tge heart...mine make me do it all the time for some reason it doesnt get old...

good job parenting...
now get him practising his wheelbarrow skills lol

[ryanonthevedder]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7031&stc=1I got out fished by my 4 year old 4-0 this spring. There were no rod holders in the boat so he got to set on each one. The look once his face when he got the first hit was priceless.

[HarryToolips]

^^^^^awesome pic, beauty fish...

[HarryToolips]

ya do it fresh and let him check out tge heart...mine make me do it all the time for some reason it doesnt get old...

good job parenting...
now get him practising his wheelbarrow skills lol
Lol definitely..

[HarryToolips]

Rainbows still going quite aggressively even in the warmer weather.....and my little guy continues to develop a love for fishing...

http://i.imgur.com/zUhcV1s.jpg (https://imgur.com/zUhcV1s)

[HarryToolips]

http://i.imgur.com/b2TKrun.jpg (https://imgur.com/b2TKrun)

http://i.imgur.com/QOrcYxh.jpg (https://imgur.com/QOrcYxh)

[HarryToolips]

Again, please everyone feel free to post pics of fishing with your kids on this thread...

[ryanonthevedder]

Went out to scope the Fraser the other day for sockeye spots and the boy and I got into a nest of cutties in the Harrison as they were feeding on stickleback fry. We were just trying for some pike minnows but were pleased by what we found.

[HarryToolips]

^^^^thats great, hope you guys nail some....

[Ben Fougere]

nice pictures

[HarryToolips]

^^^^thanks Ben......

[IslandWanderer]

5 Sockeye off Sooke today:

https://ibb.co/buuKT9
https://ibb.co/iZUa1U
https://ibb.co/ciS1ap
https://ibb.co/hxow89
https://ibb.co/mCHdMU
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[IslandWanderer]

6 more Sockeye today! (between 3 of us) my son caught the biggest one.

https://ibb.co/ibtAaz
https://ibb.co/d1GJTK
https://ibb.co/cFfTTK

[TreeStandMan]

Love this thread!

My kids and I have had a pretty good fishing year. Here's one of my son and me with a Chinook he landed last month. We use all barbless, so there's not a lot of room for error, but he's learned to keep his rod tip up, keep the line tight, let it run, and reel fast when it's coming at you. I could watch him slay salmon all day long.
https://i.imgur.com/WYd4Ilv.jpg


Of course, small fish are fun too. This one is particularly significant, because this is the first fish he caught all on his own: by himself he took my 12 foot boat with the electric motor out, and got this little guy without sinking, tangling or loosing any gear. Not bad for a 12 year old.
https://i.imgur.com/QcjpuKg.jpg

My daughter doesn't yet have a lot of patience for fishing, although we did get her into some Kokanee earlier this season. Still, she loves catch-and-release dock fishing, so I have high hopes for the future.
https://i.imgur.com/6CTMtPr.jpg

[IslandWanderer]

My son caught this spring this morning.

https://ibb.co/gaH3kz
https://ibb.co/krSQyK

[HarryToolips]

^^^^awesome pics and fish there folks! Great Chinook there TreeStandMan...

[ryanonthevedder]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7081&stc=1

Had a great day up at one of our local lakes. We released 12 or so dollies and cutthroat but we had one swallow the hook as well as a white fish. They will make some fine fair, and the boy is getting pretty good at hauling them in. It also beats sockeye on the Fraser by a country mile.

[TreeStandMan]

^^^^awesome pics and fish there folks! Great Chinook there TreeStandMan...

Thanks! Salmon fishing is our favorite time of year!