Post by: GreyIC on April 07, 2013, 10:01:20 PM
My older daughter and I fished at Beaver Lake in Samammish today. We didn't get anything from noon to 2 PM, not even a nibble. We went back out from 5:45 PM to 7 PM and I got a nibble on my first cast and then a solid hit at around 6:40 or so that I wasn't able to hook. We used five-and-a-half foot Shakespeare rods with spincast reels picked up at Fred Meyer. Our lunch bait was yellow powerbait. We used white Gulp floating salmon eggs in the evening.
My daughter has a real interest in fishing (outdoor sports in general, really). Unfortunately, aside from today and the last two years of licence-free fishing weekends, I haven't fished in over 20 years. I'm learning the craft on the fly by doing tons of online research, watching other folks, and getting some helpful advice from very friendly anglers. However, my daughter is getting a little frustrated to see folks landing fish all around us while we're not sharing in the excitement (I am too :)).
I'm pretty sure I need to add some more weight to our lines and/or get longer rods with spinning reels so we can cast out farther. My goal here isn't a sure-thing, because that doesn't exist of course. I am interested in maximizing our chances for success, though, to cultivate my daughters enthusiasm. If anybody has any advice to improve our chances, I'd appreciate it. :)
Thanks!