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!

via Le Mouching

My darling wife has even written monthly newsletters to Ash that include stories and photos from each month of his life!

Ash with a bass at the end of the line.

Kim Bain-Moore has been called the First Lady of Fishing after securing her name in history as the first woman to fish the Bassmaster Classic. We recently had the opportunity to have a short interview with Kim and ask her a few questions about her love of fishing, her experience fishing competitively and what it was like to be the first woman to fish the Classic.

Kim Bain-Moore shows off her catch during weigh-in at last years Women's Bassmaster Tour event in Lewisville, Texas.

Fishing Fury: Hey Kim, let us start by saying it’s a great pleasure to speak with you. You’ve broken a lot of barriers in the world of fishing and it’s great to see the sport grow and evolve with women competing in big tournaments.

Who would you credit with building your love for fishing from a young age?

Kim Bain-Moore: Without a doubt, my Mum (Lynn) and Dad (Steve). They were always proactive in creating opportunities for me to get outdoors and enjoy nature. My fondest memories are spending time with my family fishing and hunting on my weekends and vacations. I was also a member of many sportfishing clubs in Australia, so I have been very privileged to have grown up around many diverse and talented anglers.

Continue reading Fishing Fury’s interview with Kim Bain-Moore..

Just about every animal was out and about (no doubt they wanted to see my new Fishing Fury hat), so we took well over a hundred photos at the zoo.

The day after the zoo we had a baby shower to attend before heading north to Kincardine, a small town located on the beautiful shores of Lake Huron. There we stayed with my old friend Ashley, her husband Scott and their two children Bob and Margaret. They have a great little house in the middle of farm land. My son loved the goats and chickens!

My wife Gillian took advantage of Scott’s artistic talents and got her foot tattooed before we left, but not before Scott and I got out to do some fishing. Scott took me down to a nearby river in search of some steelhead trout, and we spotted some right away! We spotted several good size trout in the river but couldn’t coax any to bite. Scott spotted to nice size fish in the distance and army crawled into location with his fly rod. I helped direct him where to drop his fly while he lay on his stomach and seconds after the fly hit the water a nice little pike went air born! We were both surprised to see a pike in the little river, and even more surprised that Scott was able to land it with a really light leader. I climbed into the river to land the pike.

You may remember some of Scott Duncan’s fish tattoos – I was super jealous that I wasn’t getting tattooed. Hopefully the next time were in Ontario I can fish with Scott and get tattooed.

Finally, on the day before we were ready to fly home, I made my way to Toronto Islands to meet up with Jon. I got there fairly early and had a chance meeting with one of our readers named Paul. We fished together through a few thunderstorms before Jon met up with us and we saw some sunshine. Paul landed two nice fish and I landed one before we called quits after being pelted by hail.

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Despite the lack of fish, we had a wonderful time in Ontario and got to catch up with friends and family. Next time I’ll be sure to visit during bass and muskie season!

Every time I’m working on making fishing lures, he is at my side. He cries when I put away my tackle box. Half of his vocabulary revolves around animals and fish. He knows hooks are sharp, but it never prevents him from wanting to play with them. Luckily he has never had a hook in his skin. Yesterday my wife found him stacking my lure paint jars on my desk. I think he really enjoys our fishing trips on Saturdays because it my one day off work and we always get to spend it together. Is it normal for a 19 month old old little kid to love fishing this much?

I found this photo, and others, on the Cherry family website. These guys definitely know how to have a good time, any crowd that brings a spare barbie rod, and catches a fish on it is cool in my book. I can’t really speak for their other fishing habits..

The smallest walleye you’ve ever seen? What do you think?

Also, check out the smallest pike you’ve ever seen.

PS. If anyone needs an island fishing guide and has the cash to cover my expenses to get there, I’m all yours!