Personal Narrative: Fishing And My Childhood

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Fishing and my childhood are one and the same. I spent as much of my free time as possible either in or at the water. It is more than just a hobby to me. It has crafted who I am and how I see things in the world. When I am on the water I forgot about any and all problems. I often lose track of time completely, feel carefree, and genuinely happy. The very first memories of fishing that I have are from when I learned to fish. My father use to take me to a little pond about 20 minutes away from our house. Over the years it became known as “the bass pond” due to the fact that we almost only caught largemouth bass in it. The pond itself is very special to me. It is about the length of two football fields, has a little island in the middle, and is surrounded by woodlands. I always loved the way the mix of tall oak and spruce trees reflected of the still water like it was a mirror. I remember picking up worms, slugs, and whatever else I could find. I would put them in a little bucket and bring them over to my fishing spot, then I would have my dad put one on the hook for me, however, I would cast it out and reel in the fish. …show more content…

I loved looking for new spots and bringing my friends along. I spent tons of time fishing in a small creek near my house. The fish that I caught were not of the best quality. They were all either sunfish, rock bass, perch, or other small types of small freshwater fish. Looking back on those times now I realized I was catching those types of fish because I would only use was worms for bait. At the time, I assumed that those were the only types of fish in the creek and I did not care at all about the size of the fish, it was just fun catching them and running around with friends

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