Fishing with Grandpa Von

On Monday Chance and I went fishing with Grandpa Von. Chance was excited to go and I was looking forward to watching if not the actual fishing. Where we went to fish is a kids only stocked pond, in other words, perfect for Chance. Grandpa Von picked out two poles for Chance and had them waiting when we arrived last week so they are were ready to go out right away. Von and Chance work so well together as a fishing team, Von casts then Chance holds the pole waiting for a bite. I just stepped back and tried to stay out of the way while they sat fishing together. They have their own fishing banter back and forth just like old fishing buddies, talking about the pole, the water and whether or not the fish are biting.
Von and I were both close but not watching when Chance caught his fish. I heard him say "it's pulling, it's pulling" and when I looked over the top of his pole was bending down. We told him to hold on as we both hurried over to him. He did an excellent job holding his pole and reeling in the fish. chance was interested in the fish until it started flopping around and then he was a little scared of it so I wasn't able to get a good picture of Chance with his fish before Grandpa Von released him back into the pond.

Another reason this is a great fishing location for a Chance size beginner is there is a playground nearby so after we were finished fishing we all went to the playground to swing and slide and just play around for a while before heading back home.






Here's a little video I took of Chance and Grandpa Von fishing.