Decided to get a trip out on Friday after work. This time I brought along just my 3 year old daughter Katelyn to Eisnehower Park near our house. Got my light 2# tiny rod and gear (same we used the last time my son Jonathan and I went to Eisenhower after bluegill) and still had some mealworms in the fridge.
Got to the park and there were some anglers out fishing the bass. Set up on the same spot on the east side of the lake near the bench. I went with the same set up of a small trebble hook and bobber but kept loosing the mealworms. Went with the only small single bait hook in my box and changed up gear.
First cast out we hooked up with a small bluegill. Handed the rod over to Katelyn and let her bring it in. Here is video of her first fish.
And a few photos…
She had fun, and was proud of her first fish. I think she will make a fine angler. Still need to work on her touching the fish, but we have time 
Continued on before it got too dark and ended up with another 4 bluegill for a total of 5. Katelyn reeled them all in, a few were snag jobs, but still fun to fight. Not huge fish, but big for a 3 year old. Maybe next time we go out together we’ll go after some larger game After we were done we went over to the park area and she played for a while. I got to untangle some line that got twisted up. Great day, I’m happy she got her first fish!
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