A pleasant distraction

 Our granddaughter, Emily, is completely smitten with Bruno and hasn't required a second invitation to join us for a morning walk, or two, it being the school Easter Holiday! Last Saturday we had a very enjoyable stroll around Minster Marshes, thus allowing Emily to spend time with Bruno, but also allowing me to show her Slow Worms for the first time and later how easy it was to get the Carp to feed on floating dog biscuits. I'd said that, weather permitting, we'd return and, after walking Bruno, see if we could catch her very first Carp (fish!) This morning was to see us return and it went like clockwork. I picked her up at 09.30 hrs and we were back in the van, less than two hours later headed for home. In the intervening period, not only did we take Bruno for a stroll, discovering two Slow Worms and a Grass Snake en route, she also landed her first two Carp. Both of which were "doubles". 

Emily's very first fish - 10 lbs 8 oz

We were on the bank for little more than thirty minutes, but plenty long enough to get the hungry hoards slurping down the floating dog biscuits. A six foot, Nash Dwarf, 2lbs t/c rod, a Nash GT 4000 reel loaded with 10 lbs b.s. Diawa Sensor line and a size 10 "Flota Claw" hook was as simple as it could get, with floating bread cubes for hook baits. 

A very special morning for us both - this one was 11 lbs 8 oz

I set the hook then immediately passed the rod over for Emily to do the rest. She was brilliant and not in the least bit phased by the situation. As a Grand-dad, it's moments like these which make it all worth while. It's Harry's turn next, so it seems.