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I took the family on their first fishing trip the day before Thanksgiving. We headed down to Sweetwater boat launch in Delacroix. The deck hands and Capt. Jack were very helpful with launching the boat. Scherell didn’t have to lift a finger. It looked like it was going to be a nice day for to go fishing, until we got in the water. It was windy and the water was muddy. Since this was Scherell’s and Kiana’s first time in the marsh, I didn’t want to scare them with a long boat ride in the windy conditions. So I decided to stay close to the boat launch and fish Lake Ameda. We anchored off one of the points in the lake that usually holds trout. I set the girls up with market shrimp under a cock and helped them get their lines in the water. Small trout were biting their lines, but they had trouble setting the hook. Scherell managed to set the hook on her very first red fish. We were all so excited. I forgot I had my camcorder. I was too busy barking out instructions and laughing as she fought the fish. After about 8 minutes, she landed her first red fish. Check out the fish and the smile on her face.
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Kiana's catch of the day!

There is a fish in that picture, I guarantee you.

We attending Scherell’s company Fishing Rodeo this passed weekend. Scherell and Kiana both had great time catching little Perch fish.  And when I say little, I mean LITTLE, teeny tiny! Kiana out fished all of us. She caught 6 Perch and a nice size catfish.  Scherell didn’t have a bad day either, she caught a respectful 3 Perch. While, I came in last place with only 2. To my credit, I was fishing with my own rod-n-reel which was setup  to catch bigger fish. I had to switch to a cane pole, like the ones in the pictures,  to catch the 2 fish I caught.

They both said they had a great time with the cane poles. Now it is time to get them on the boat with some rod-n-reels and catch some trophy size Specks and Reds.