Karen and I just got back from our first camping trip of the year at Fish Lake Provincial Park. The 6 day trip was a great way to do a "shake down" of our camping gear and do some fly fishing with our kids and grandkids. Fish Lake was recently stocked so the "catching" part of fly fishing was quite easy. We caught lots of carry over rainbows as well from years past. The biggest we caught was 16 inches.
When we take our grandkids out, we do not take rods for ourselves. We always make the experience all about them. We teach them how to drive the boat and teach them about fishing. The grandkids use spinning rods but we use flies and strike indicators. It makes it easier for them to cast. A Glen's Leech or Bubba Gump Shrimp about 4 feet down gets a hit on most casts.
Our grandkids last about 2 hours on the lake then they want to help with the fire, build a fort, eat, hike, you know; kids stuff! We took them out 4 times. They love getting out in the boat. It is the best of times.
We love to watch the loons and osprey as well. They are always about!
Make fly fishing with grandkids all about them. They will learn fast and soon enough, they are casting by themselves and taking the trout off of their flies by themselves. The kids love to drive the pram. They will be independent out on the water soon enough!
Oh yes, I wanted to say that we took our lithium boat battery. It took 6 days on Fish Lake to run it down far enough that it needed to be recharged. The battery is light and so easy to manage.
Male Ruffles Grouse "Strutting!"
The "other fisherman" were quite successful too!
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