12-23-2011, 02:00 PM
I didn't think you were ungrateful or didn't have fun either. I am sorry that you took it as a rebuke. It wasn't meant that way at all! I was just kind of laughing about the fishing being TOO good. I was relating a little too well.... been there and done that kind of thing.
We too have had times with our kids that it was the very same thing! We wanted to catch some panfish to eat and couldn't get away from the little trout. It made me laugh as I remembered our frustration would have been someone else's dream trip! On the other side of the coin, we also have had times that we couldn't get away from hordes of 3inch bluegills. No matter how big the lure, they wouldn't leave it alone. Soon we were praying for a planter or anything that wasn't a mini-bluegill!
What I was trying to say was that I am sure you had a fun trip and it will be a memory that both you and your kids will keep, but yeah the fish size and too easy of catching can get boring. I should have put a smilie after the first comment about what is not to like, but the smilies don't always show up while I am doing a reply. I don't know why they aren't there, but I sometimes have to switch to basic editor to get them, and I am too lazy!
You have cute kids and I am very impressed that you chose to take them to a local pond after little fish rather than going down to Cascade after the giant perch there. You won't ever regret decisions like that.
For me it has always been more fun to catch bluegills in a ditch with my kids, than to get a huge trout on some world famous river without them. The opportunities to catch big fish will always be out there, but the opportunity to fish with your kids is a VERY short time period.
I really enjoy your posts, and I am glad to get a chance to read about other areas of Idaho. Thanks for reminding me of my own "frustrating" good times that we have had. We still laugh about them.
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We too have had times with our kids that it was the very same thing! We wanted to catch some panfish to eat and couldn't get away from the little trout. It made me laugh as I remembered our frustration would have been someone else's dream trip! On the other side of the coin, we also have had times that we couldn't get away from hordes of 3inch bluegills. No matter how big the lure, they wouldn't leave it alone. Soon we were praying for a planter or anything that wasn't a mini-bluegill!
What I was trying to say was that I am sure you had a fun trip and it will be a memory that both you and your kids will keep, but yeah the fish size and too easy of catching can get boring. I should have put a smilie after the first comment about what is not to like, but the smilies don't always show up while I am doing a reply. I don't know why they aren't there, but I sometimes have to switch to basic editor to get them, and I am too lazy!
You have cute kids and I am very impressed that you chose to take them to a local pond after little fish rather than going down to Cascade after the giant perch there. You won't ever regret decisions like that.
For me it has always been more fun to catch bluegills in a ditch with my kids, than to get a huge trout on some world famous river without them. The opportunities to catch big fish will always be out there, but the opportunity to fish with your kids is a VERY short time period.
I really enjoy your posts, and I am glad to get a chance to read about other areas of Idaho. Thanks for reminding me of my own "frustrating" good times that we have had. We still laugh about them.
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