Fishing

Riley turned 5 a few weeks ago and his birthday money just showed up from Grandma and Grandpa in TX, so we thought it would be good to buy him his first fishing rod. We were going to buy him the one that shoots the hook out, but the guy at the counter talked us into buying the less expensive "Pixar Cars" fishing rod. I bought a fishing rod also at Wal-Mart and some hooks, then Riley and daddy made their way out to Elk Water to go fishing.

I wasn't even 10 casts in and my new reel from Wal-Mart decided to explode one me. I threw a cast and the crank handle flew right off into the water! The water was so clear from the dock that I thought I could walk around in the water and look for my handle. The water looked to be about knee deep from the end of the dock, so I slid in and realized it went past my waste. So I thought to heck with this, I'll go to the bait shop and see if they have a reel. I bought a $10 reel over there and I am starting to realize that most people that work in Elk Water don't live in Elk Water, they live in Medicine Hat. This is good information since we are looking at starting a church in Elk Water. I think I am going to need to consult somebody who has experience in resort ministry.

Anyway, Riley and I spent about 4 hours on the dock casting our line, but no bites; however, the sound of Riley giggling as he cast his line into the water and reeled it in was well worth the trip. We are going to try fishing over there in a few more weeks after our mission team from Louisiana leaves. We are going to take a well deserved vacation and spend the night camping at Elk Water.