Brisky catches his first Salmon!

This morning started very early and Brisky and Trooper both wanted to catch their first fish. They couldn't agree as to who got to fish first, so we had to flip a coin. Brisky chose tails and Trooper chose heads. We flipped a coin and it was tails, so Brisky would get to sit in Uncle Andy's shirt pocket and "coach" Andy as he was playing a fish. It didn't take long and one of the rods was singing away as a salmon took the bait (and sharp hook!). Brisky kept calling out "Rod tip up, Andy!  Keep the rod tip high!"  The salmon jumped high out of the water and danced on the surface, trying to dislodge the hook from its mouth. Uncle Matt called out "That's a Coho salmon" and Brisky yelled "Don't lose it Uncle Andy, keep the rod tip up!"  

As the coho got closer, Andy said "get the net, Grandpa! Get ready to net the fish!" Brisky yelled, "Make sure you net him head first!  Don't lose him, Grandpa!"

I know how to net a fish and Uncle Andy knows how to play a fish properly and how to hold the rod tip up so that the rod acts like a shock absorber. But it was fun listening to Brisky sound like an expert when this was actually the first fish he participated in catching. Up until now, he only watched us and heard the things we said to each other as we caught our fish. 

The fish came close in to the boat and Andy stepped back so the line came closer in. I waited until the salmon's head was pointed in my direction and quickly scooped  it into the net as Brisky again yelled "Head first, Grandpa! Head first!" 

Brisky and Trooper both started jumping and yelling with glee. They were so happy. Trooper gave Brisky and high five and then Uncle Andy gave Brisky a "high one" since Andy has a big finger and Brisky has a small paw since, after all, he's just a little bear.