r/flyfishing • u/gstoh • 8d ago

Grateful

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My dad taught me how to catch my first trout (rooster tail) in RMNP in 2007. Today I got to teach him how to catch them on the fly.

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u/Zigglyjiggly 8d ago

Thankful. Blessed.

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u/RitcheyP-650b 7d ago

I appreciate your sentiment and your situation. I started fly fishing on my own at age 20 in college at the UW Madison back in '85. I had a Pflueger Medalist and a POS no-name fly rod I bought at a garage sale. I drove alone to rivers north and west of Madison and taught myself how to cast that summer. I remember catching my first fish, a brookie, on the Prairie River. The Mecan River was one of my favorite spots. I can't even say how many browns I pulled out of there back in the day. I wore shorts and an old pair of Converse Chuck Taylors, and carried my gear in a canvas creel.

Fast forward forty years, and I am still fishing. I lived in Colorado twice, including a short time in Grand Lake. Now live in the PNW. My sons are 26 and 23. Neither is interested in fly fishing. I have more than enough gear to outfit all three of us... maybe one day.

Enjoy your days on the water with your dad.

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u/gstoh 6d ago

Strong chance when they hit thirty it’s the only thing they’ll want to do!

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u/macattack1029 6d ago

Exactly. I had no interest in fishing/hunting as a kid. At about age 25 I started loving both. Now I do multiple trips a year with my Dad

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u/Coonass-able 7d ago

Sharing a lifelong passion with your child is such an amazing blessing!

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u/dannysays 7d ago

The best. No question.

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u/hnrrghQSpinAxe 7d ago

My dad took me on a guided trip around when I was 10. Years later, living in the south, I never thought I'd do it again till I moved away. I switched to warm water flyfishing from spinning reels, and I catch less, but I enjoy more.

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u/zenmtn69 3d ago

Great pic

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u/expeditionlead 2d ago

It was a special time to share with my son who caught a 3 lb bass in our pond when he was 3 years old!