Casting About

Growing up in Kennewick WA at the very edge of town was a delight for me as a child/youngster. Our's was one of the first houses out there and despite the modern picture below, in the 80s it was all just fields and orchards and scrub around us. About 2 miles away was this little pond near one of our friend's house.

I can remember really catching a lot of perch, blue gill and sunfish kinds of things in that little pond. Heck sometimes you'd even just snag one when clearing a stuck lure or bait. Fishing from the bank as we did your casting ability was pretty important. You had to get it where the fish was or you'd possibly go home with very little.

To hone this ability I would place a hula hoop in the front yard and various distances and angle from where I stood in the driveway and practice my cast. Trying to get the lure into the hula hoop. The way kids can put a lot of effort into something when they enjoy it I got pretty good at casting a spinning reel.

Fast forward from being 10 years old to today and I haven't caught a fish or done that sort of thing in a loooong time. Well, I now have my fishing stuff out in the garage, bought an Arkansas license and trout tag and about to try my luck at it again. Arkansas state Game and Fish dept has stocked trout in some places near me and I'm gonna give it a shot. So if you see me out in the front yard casting a line, you'll know what in the world I'm doing. (fishing dry fire I guess! hahahaha)