Reading of "The Kid" -- With Special Guests Joey and Aiden

In this tenth podcast, I read a story that I first published with Hatch Magazine in 2016. It’s titled, The Kid, and it’s one of my favorites.

My sons Joey (13) and Aiden (11) join me for the question and answer round. They answer a few questions, and they read a few from podcast listeners.

Way back in 2014, I started Troutbitten as a way to document all of this for my two sons. I wanted a record of the fishing stories and the things that I’d learned about trout fishing over the years. Really, that was the goal. Those were the roots of Troutbitten.

My boys have been part of my fishing life since their beginnings. They’ve been out there with me since they were born. I was a daytime Dad, and I worked at night. So the boys and I spent many, many days hiking beside rivers, eating lunch streamside and casting into moving water. My goal has always been to give them a base of appreciation for the outdoors and to feel comfortable in nature. Of course I hope they keep fishing with me as they grow older, but if nothing else, they will always have the sounds of a river embedded deep in their memories.

Question and Answer Round

• Joey, what's your favorite way to catch trout?
• Aiden, what do you like best out there, besides the fishing?
• Joey, what's the best way to get a kid into fishing?

From Podcast Listeners:

• Does the clinch knot for connecting the leader to the fly line loop cut into the fly line?
• Has their ever been a time when you wanted to quit fishing? How'd you get through it?
• What’s the next step for Troutbitten? Have you ever thought about starting a fly shop?

Resources

READ: Troutbitten | Category | Fishing With Kids
READ: Troutbitten | Born to Fish Big
READ: Troutbitten | Legendary
READ: Troutbitten | The Twenty Dollar Cast
READ: Troutbitten | Fishing With Kids -- The Independence Marker
READ: Troutbitten | Loop to Loop is Bad -- Try Attaching Your Leader This Way

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