This weekend was Natalie's FIRST attempt at fishing in the tank on our property. It was a beautiful day yesterday, the sun was shining, the air was warm, and perfect for spending the afternoon in the sun. Therefore we went fishing.
Natalie and I took off first fishing pole in hand and DadDad followed up on the Tractor so he could clear a path for us to walk on. We made it to the tank, Nat in her boots, Mommy in flip flops and we treaded through the tall grass, soggy ground and bugs to the waters edge where we attempted to fish. Did we catch any fish? No, we caught weeds until DadDad came to the rescue. He led us to a different part of the tank where there were less weeds. This meant that Nat and I had to tread through the soggy ground, over the weeds, around the bushes until we met up with DadDad. There DadDad fixed mommy's failed attempt at getting hooks on the line. Once all the technicalities of fishing were finished, it was time to cast the line. One, Two, Three... DadDad and Nat cast the line into the tank and to everyone's surprise caught a fish. Not just any fish but a Large Mouth Bass! This was extremely exciting for Natalie and for us since we had no clue that there were bass in the tank. We tossed the little fish back into the tank and cast the line again. On our second attempt we caught another Bass! What luck two bass on the first two casts. Now we were not successful the rest of fishing adventure but Natalie sure had fun and that is what mattered the most.
Sunday morning Nat woke up and asked to go fishing again. This time Nat and I tackled fishing alone! No men to get the fish off the line for us. We took off in our pajamas and boots (no flip flops for mommy) and went to the tank. We fished for a little while and only caught weeds until we decided we would try one more time then go home. On our last cast Nat caught a fish. Another bass. What luck! This time I had to summon all the strength and grab the slimy fish with my hands and dig the hook out of his mouth all by myself while Nat sat on the side and laughed. Definitely a sight to see.
Here are the pictures of our adventures!
Natalie thought she could fit in her old Bouncer that we got out for Ian.
DadDad and Nat fishing at the tank
Here is the first fish we caught as DadDad reeled him in.
Mommy and Nat fishing together.
This is the fish that Mommy and Nat caught Sunday morning.
Sweet Sweet Picture of serenity.
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