Fishing Trip ...

Exciting Day for the Grandchildren
Aug. 19, 2011

Up early ...

heading to Lake Koocanusa ...

for a fun day of fishing ...

Craig was at the back of the boat with Grandpa ...

he was thrilled to have caught a Kokanee ...

grandpa netted it and then the billy bob came out and he bonked it ...

he much preferred to give the fish a slap in the head ...

I think we were watching too many 3 Stooges Movies ...

James was at the front of the boat with me ...

we only had 2 rods put out while the kids were with us ...

James landed a nice fish ... 

good thing grandpa was at the back of the boat to reel it in ...

and again the billy bob came out for James to bonk it ...

the boys have fished with us before ...

so they knew the routine ...

This was Ella's first time out on our boat ...

she loved it ...

Ella was at the front with me ...

to catch her first fish ...

again grandpa netted it at the back of the boat ...

as you can see grandpa was a little leery ...

 with Ella and the billy bob bonker ...

look at the twinkle in her eye ...

"don't worry grandpa ... I know how to do it"

and she did ... 

The kids took turns using the two rods ...

and catching fish ...

we were out on the water about 1 1/2 hrs ...

and caught 21 Kokanees ...

we decided we better head for the beach at the island ...

to have a picnic lunch ...

and let the kids go swimming for a bit ...

before we fished our way back ...