This past weekend I had a wonderful experience watching and helping 3 of my grandkids catch fish in Sequim Bay. Even though the fish were not what most would consider “trophy type fish” the dogfish we caught delighted them and put up the kind of battle any young fisherperson would love to experience.
Ryan from Carmel, Calif. caught the largest fish, about 3 ft long and also brought up a dungeness crab for good measure, which we threw back not knowing exactly what the rules might be for keeping a crab, even though we were certain it was male and of legal size. This after the crab did a number on grandpa’s left index finger as I finished explaining to the kids how careful they had to be in handling a dungeness crab because they are so quick.
Jessica and Mathew, brother and sister who live in Sequim caught their share of fish too, had a good time playing them and did a marvelous job of fighting the fish to the boat on their own. All in all a great day on the water and wonderful experience for grandpa too.
