Catch Magazine Issue 8

If you didn’t get your fill from This Is Fly today, maybe the latest issue of Catch Magazine will do the trick!

Afriad Of Fish?

Ichthyophobia, the fear of fish. Millions of people around the world suffer from this terrible phobia. Often there is no just reason that a person fears fish, but sometimes it can be traced back to a single terrifying childhood event…

Twelve Year Old Catches 51 Inch Muskie!

I’ve spent half my life looking for a 50+ inch muskie and I’ve always come up short. A 12 year old boy named Jacob Severt, landed a 51 inch muskie in Lake Wausau, Wisconsin. This epic fish was caught during an outing with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Marathon County on September 10th.

via Marshfield News Herald

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.

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

Ash’s First Fish…Almost

So I’ve been taking my son Ash fishing with me regularly since April. He’s got a solid grasp on reeling even though he isn’t even two years old yet. He has never caught a fish by himself so we went fishing for a few hours yesterday to try and get his first fish. Its was pretty hot out, so we stuck to deep drop offs and he finally hooked into a fish by himself! He hooked into a nice little bass and I could tell he wasn’t quite sure what to make of the whole event. I’m sure it didn’t help that I was running around madly to get the camera. The moment I started recording the event he decided he was done and simply put the rod down on the ground and stepped back. Luckily, the bass wasn’t big enough to take the rod into the drink. I picked up the rod and the fish shook lose – so close!

Ash with a bass at the end of the line.

Born To Fish?

My son is 19 months old and he has an unhealthy obsession with fishing. Actually I’m the one with the unhealthy obsession with fishing, but my sons love of fishing is very odd considering he has never actually caught a fish. I mean he would if he could, but his little hands aren’t quite ready to work a fishing reel effectively.

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?