A Fish...FINALLY!

We have done a bit of fishing...well actually a lot of fishing lately with nothing to show for. Well, yesterday changed that! We (meaning Jason) finally caught a fish! Yeah for Daddy! Reagan's reaction was..."We caught our first fish ever!" as Jason reeled in onto the shore. Guess in her memory, it really has been a long time since we caught any!

We had taken a ranger ride to Cluff Pond--where we managed to join lots of other anglers. Reagan climbed trees and Travis played in the mud. Then, it happened! A fish was caught... by us! So exciting! After placing the trout on a stringer line, Reagan proceeded to try and "help him swim again" by repeatedly throwing him as far into the lake as she could and then pulling him back to shore. Travis thought the process was hilarious and giggled with delight...the fish however did not share the enjoyment and quickly succumb to its death. Reagan helped clean and gut the fish--which I thought was rather gross and she found ever so intriguing! And after that was accomplished, Jason told her to kiss the fish head--which she did without reservation! Oh, what a girl! I can only hope Travis grows up as tough as her...

We came home and you guessed it...we had trout for dinner! (along with a few we had in the freezer from our trip to Big Lake last summer). Reagan loved eating the fish, but Travis wouldn't touch it! His favorite is still gold fish I guess.