Mini Fury!

The only thing I love more then fishing, is fishing with my son Ash. Sure I don’t get to catch as many fish. I still have to bait his hooks, tie his knots, and cast for him. But when his eyes light up when he sees a fish its all worth it. No matter how small a fish he catches, its always huge to him. Teaching my son about fishing and instilling what will hopefully be a lifetime love of the outdoors is just about the most rewarding thing I have ever done.

Ash hooked his first fish when he was a year and a half, and was slightly scared by the event (he didn’t know what was going on when the line started pulling back!). Catching his second fish was a pretty similar experience, and he wanted me to reel the fish in for him. He had always been pretty shy about touching the fish until our most recent trip when he grabbed a small trout right from my hands!

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April 25, 2010 by Clive Mathias

Filed Under: Canada, Fishing, Freshwater Species, Reports, Trout
Tagged: Ashden Mathias, Brook trout, children, Family, Life, Nova Scotia fishing, outdoors, Photos

Happy Birthday Ash!

My son Ashden is officially two years old! Before he was born everyone used to tell us to cherish every moment, because it goes by so fast, and in the blink of an eye, two years is gone. Its hard to grasp if you aren’t a parent, but time really does fly when you’re having fun, and since Ash was born I have had the time of my life. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the last two years.