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.
Scherell's first red fish.
Later in the day, Kiana hook a large fish. Unfortunately after about 10 minutes of fighting with it, the fish got off. We ended the day with a couple reds and four trout. Scherell and Kiana had a blast. So much so, they want to blow off our Thanksgiving plans and go fishing instead. Now every time I go fishing, Scherell wants in the boat.
