Too Cold To Fish? NEVER.

So...when is it too cold to fish? NEVER.

Yesterday I took a group of 2nd grade Brownie Scouts out on a 2-hour fishing clinic we call "Go Fish Girls". Their 1st grade group the week before had lots of fun - and caught fish - but I was afraid with the colder weather this week we would not be so lucky.

The girls arrived decked out in their winter coats, hats, gloves and scarfs and were optomistic and excited about their day out fishing.

There was not another person in the entire park with us. GULP.

After teaching the girls about fishing - and telling them that the most important part if fishing is yelling "FISH ON" when you catch a fish - and everyone cheering and yelling "WOO HOO" after a fish is caught we headed to the water.

Teeth chattering in the 42 degree weather we baited our hooks (worm camp) and then dropped our bait and bobbers down...and waited.

It was about 5 minutes until the first "FISH ON" was heard. WHEW - Atleast we caught one fish on this chilly day.

Brownie after Brownie got a chance to yell "FISH ON" that afternoon. They didn't evenmind when their gloves got hooked on the barbs of the fish hooks.

We caught 17 crappie in all - some that measured as keepers even. NICE.

The girls were having such a great time no one noticed their knees were knocking or their noses were frozen in the now 36 degree afternoon. "FISH ON" and "WOO HOO" kept us all warm.

Darkness fell - and these young ladies did not want to stop fishing. Their leader finally said "ladies - your parents are going to start to worry about you - just five more minutes and we need to head up the hill to our cars".

Another "FISH ON" and a photo was snapped.

You know it's a good day fishing when you run out of space in your digital camera.

What a great day on the water with girls who will never look at fishing the same way again. Who says you have to be quiet to fish?

"The fish come to the dock to see what the excitement is all about" is my story - and I'm sticking to it.

So what's your latest or greatest fishing adventure? We'd love to hear about it.

"Good Luck & Go Fish"
Angie