Father Daughter...

A couple weeks ago I posted about me thinking of taking my 7 year old daughter on the ice.

I did not take her Saturday when we went out to "A" can. We ended up with 7 walleye in the group with Skipper9 catching a pretty nice hawg. We didn't measure or weigh it, but it was a really nice fish.

However, I am posting to let all of you who where concerned about my fathering skills and the safety of my daughter.

As I said, I didn't take her Saturday... But on Sunday she really wanted to experience ice fishing. So I loaded up the sled and shanty and all the gear and drove over to East Harbor. Even though it was only about .25 miles offshore and you could easily see the ramp from the ice we got the full experience.

She had a blast. She told her mother and grandparents all about it and said it was even better than regular fishing.

By the end of the day she ended up sight fishing while holding the line and leaning over the hole. She would drop the wax worm down until she could just barely see it, wait for a fish to take it and hand line it in.

She came home and is all safe and sound.

I don't know how many bluegills she caught, but we kept 8 really nice ones and she had fish nuggets for dinner and loved it!

-Matt

Doesn't get much better than that! Glad to hear she had fun.

That's awesome! Good for her. She'll remember that day for the rest of her life!

You are a lucky guy......daddy's little girl!

a fathers love for his daughter, and she will remember it......

WTG Matt. Cant always listen to the well intentioned nay sayers. Glad your daughter had a good time

Thats what being a dad is all about !!! We need more people like you!!! GREAT JOB!!!

Thanks for sharing. Precious. we have a new photo gallery available to everyone so please feel free to start posting photos to the gallery.

Thanks guys! She did have a great time and she keeps asking when we are going back. She is my little fishing buddy.
My only problem on soft water is that I told her one time that the rule is that we don't come in until we limit out or its too dark to fish... I was trying to set an expectation of a long day and avoid her getting bored and thinking that coming in was an option. Now when we aren't catching anything for 2-3 hours and it's 3:00 in the afternoon she says to me, "Daddy, we don't go in until we limit or it's dark, that's what you said."

Thanks again everyone!

-Matt

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Originally Posted by Madd Matt

Thanks guys! She did have a great time and she keeps asking when we are going back. She is my little fishing buddy.
My only problem on soft water is that I told her one time that the rule is that we don't come in until we limit out or its too dark to fish... I was trying to set an expectation of a long day and avoid her getting bored and thinking that coming in was an option. Now when we aren't catching anything for 2-3 hours and it's 3:00 in the afternoon she says to me, "Daddy, we don't go in until we limit or it's dark, that's what you said."

Thanks again everyone!

-Matt

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Uh oh, now you went and done it.

I think that's great!

Way to go matt!!! That's beyond awesome!!!! Memories will last a lifetime!!!

Man that reminds me of when I took my daughter fishing for the first time when she was about 6 or 7.

I can still hear her squealling and yelling when she caught her first fish, about a 10" bass.

You should have seen the look on her face when I told her we had to throw it back because it was under size!!

Enjoy it now, my daughters 23 now, still likes to fish, but the time flies!

That's awesome!! Wish my daughter would fish but all she wants to do is drive the boat... and she's 4. Makes for an interesting trip back to port. Enjoy every minute man. That's what it's all about. Thanks for sharing.

Here is my Grand Daughter catching her first bass. She was thrilled but Grandpa thrilled even more. Pass it on :D

http://youtu.be/75YPJhlSfH0

That's Awesome Rick! She was pretty excited...

Yes, Kaili, one of my four granddaughters is 7 years old. This was on Father's day a year ago. Kaili said to me and my son that we should come back here every year on Father's Day. Then she said without hesitation, "Let's make this a tradition" Coming from a 6 year old? Pretty cool. Seeing kids light up when catching fish never gets old.

I remember my daughters first fishing trip for perch we got out in 2-3 ft waves started catching perch right away after she caught around a dozen she said daddy I don't feel good im going to lay down half hour later I here daddy im sorry for what baby she said I puked all over the cabin I asked you want to go home she said no I want to fish had her big brother with me he as 22 she was 7 or 8 he got the clean the cabin job lol as we continued to fish she was happy to play with the minnows. the she asked for a pop and when she opened the cooler she got sick again in the food cooler. told her were going home she says no daddy i feel better and i want to fish we ended up with a limit of perch 7-11 inchers and she had fish for dinner. today shes in college and working and when we go on boat all she wants to do is tan shes 19 but she fishes when the lake is calm

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Originally Posted by Madd Matt

Thanks guys! She did have a great time and she keeps asking when we are going back. She is my little fishing buddy.
My only problem on soft water is that I told her one time that the rule is that we don't come in until we limit out or its too dark to fish... I was trying to set an expectation of a long day and avoid her getting bored and thinking that coming in was an option. Now when we aren't catching anything for 2-3 hours and it's 3:00 in the afternoon she says to me, "Daddy, we don't go in until we limit or it's dark, that's what you said."

Thanks again everyone!

-Matt

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Glad you took my advice on not going out on the Erie for Walleye with her......nice big shelter you have.......... kids like to fish, like to SEE FISH in the water, and like to CATCH fish...we all know that......but especially in their early fishing trips. Bluegills & Sunfish are always winners to them, size doesn't matter. Next Spring you'll have to find somebody with a pond to take her fishing.........anyone out there with such a pond volunteering? I bet you get a reply! Hope so!