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Old 09-06-2012, 06:56 PM   #1
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Fishing with the Kids

Below is a freshwater and saltwater kayakfishing report with my two boys....

Sierras Trip:

http://youtu.be/mw4NXw6XPZU

Halibut Trip:

http://youtu.be/bkT6MGkXv08

1) I spent a week in Mammoth at the end of August. The bite was slow at the beginning of the trip, since we spent most of our time at Lake George and Lake Mamie. The Mammoth Lakes typically treat us right, but this season the bite just wasn't there. The water level was low and the crowds were definitely up (the air temp was up as well). I've never seen so many people swimming in the lakes just to cool off. The bite got better when we went to Rock Creek Lake and Convict Lake. We got near limits on most days and the trolling was consistent if not "red hot" at times. I was trolling between 3-5 colors. Trolling with leadcore was new to me, so I was happy just to nab a few the first go-around at Rock Creek. As I got the hang of leadcore trolling, the catching became more consistent with hits every 15-20 minutes. It seemed like most fish were suspended in 30-40 feet of water. Anything gold seemed like a good bet.

My brother's and sister's families came up at the end of the week. They were there for only one whole day, so I spent a little time scouting out an area where we could nail some trout, and do it quick. There were about 8 little kids between the ages of 4-7 and I had the fun responsibility of getting all of them on fish. I decided Convict would be our best chance at getting the kids some trout. By 8am that morning it was slow going with 3-4 trout on the stringer, but things really picked up by 10:30 and all the kids were able to pull on a fish or two from the shore. We got the kids some trout on the yak as well while trolling. I would shuttle the kids two at a time and spend about 40 minutes making a loop around the lake; we usually hung a couple in that time. We ended up with 26 trout by 1pm and a whole lotta smiles....

We had trout every night but one night while I was up in the Sierras.








2) Last Monday, my oldest (6yrs old) and I went to look for some halibut. He caught his first legal halibut (10lb) on a big juicy sardine. My son almost lost the fish a couple of times due to some kelp and wind blowing us around. He was so tired by the end of the fight, he said when we catch another hali I would have to reel it in.

I'm the luckiest dad - my son thinks I can catch a 10lb halibut anytime I want to.....
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Old 09-06-2012, 07:10 PM   #2
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Great video, nice fish, and cute kid! thanks for sharing.
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Old 09-06-2012, 07:52 PM   #3
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excellent! 26 trout by 1:00 pm.. wow!

I love seeing kids get "hooked" on fishing!

When my young'ens got hooked I made a web site for them, at http://www.FishingWithTheKids.com all for kids.

Some kayak catches, mostly bass and trout.

Thanks for the report, and I certainly can't catch a 10 pound halibut very often. Biggest of my life is 11 pounds, and many days with none.
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Old 09-06-2012, 08:01 PM   #4
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Making spring rolls with shrimp and trout?
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Old 09-06-2012, 08:40 PM   #5
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thats awesome seeing kids out there having a good time! good job on the halibut!
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Old 09-06-2012, 09:27 PM   #6
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bummed JADA and i mist it..
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Old 09-06-2012, 09:41 PM   #7
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roby, that's purely awesome!
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Old 09-07-2012, 05:46 AM   #8
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Nice work, way to get the kids out on the water. now change you avatar!
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Old 09-07-2012, 06:23 AM   #10
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Roby,
Hold on to that, hold on tight, you are the luckiest dad...was that ginger
terriaki sauce, looks like you guys had a blast, congrats
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Old 09-07-2012, 06:30 AM   #11
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Congratulations to your son on catching that whopper of a halibut. Cool video, you can see he had a good fight on his hand
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Roby,
Hold on to that, hold on tight, you are the luckiest dad...was that ginger
terriaki sauce, looks like you guys had a blast, congrats
I couldn't agree with you more. When I had my boat my son would always want to go out fishing with dad but as he grew older it was no longer the 'cool' thing to do. I know the time will come when we meet up again, just need to let him go through his 'cool phase' before we hang out again.
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Nice Roby! Can't wait to do some catfish'n!
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I couldn't agree with you more. When I had my boat my son would always want to go out fishing with dad but as he grew older it was no longer the 'cool' thing to do. I know the time will come when we meet up again, just need to let him go through his 'cool phase' before we hang out again.
Aaaaah,does because both don't fit on an outback.
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Old 09-07-2012, 11:26 AM   #15
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WOW!

Such a awesome video, keep up the great work DAD!
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Old 09-08-2012, 06:35 AM   #16
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What no room for the wife and dog?Memories for a lifetime,great job.
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Old 09-08-2012, 09:15 PM   #17
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Thanks for the replies. My son is still stoked he caught a "huge" fish.

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When my young'ens got hooked I made a web site for them, at http://www.FishingWithTheKids.com all for kids.

Some kayak catches, mostly bass and trout.
Very cool website. The videos and pics were awesome...maybe one day my boys will be lucky enough to catch some of the fish your boys have.

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Hold on to that, hold on tight, you are the luckiest dad...was that ginger
terriaki sauce, looks like you guys had a blast, congrats
In the first picture, the sauce is a 2 to 1 mixture of a Vietnamese "fish sauce" and sugar. It is then basically caramelized and ginger is added. It ends up being sweet. You can pick up the "fish sauce" at any asian grocery store.
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Thanks for the compliments, but your videos are EXCELLENT! What a fun hobby! And enjoy it when the kids WANT to come, that may change one day as well.
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finally saw the video roby...that was cool! Those kids are too lucky! When I was a kid my dad was too busy play'n golf and work'n to take me fishing. I pretty much had to do it all on my own...I wish I had some videos like that of when I was a kid!
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