Self Expression Essay About Fishing

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James Smith
2015, September, 20th
Core 101
Self-expression Essay
My dad took me on my first fishing trip as soon as I could walk. As I grew into a young toddler I couldn’t keep fishing off of my mind. So since the ripe age of five I took every fishing opportunity that presented itself. I started at the most basic level of fishing with a cane pole. From using the cane pole as a youngster I moved onto the closed reel push button Spiderman rod. The Spiderman rod really got me hooked on fishing, it gave me the ability to cast line leading to me catching more fish. I remember my first largemouth bass and the excitement that overcame me, this was the point of no return. The summer of my six grade year I mowed grass every day and eventually …show more content…

food fan so when planning the route he made sure to hit at least a couple of his soon to be favorite restaurants on the way. The vehicle of choice was a 2010 Honda pilot it had plenty of room for my father, brother and I. if you’ve ever spent twenty four hours in a car with anyone you already know it gets old fast. So for this reason we broke the driving into three separate days. The first night we stayed in an average quality motel in Connecticut not very far from Hartford the home of the twelve egg omelet. After enjoying this oversized omelet we hit the road hard. Driving up the coast was entertaining I saw the New York City skyline and Mount Katahdin, one end of the Appalachian Trail. Our next stop was a lobster house in Maine, after our delicious meal we continued to head north. The second night of our trip we stayed in Freeport, Maine home of L.L. Bean. In the morning we set out for the Canadian border. Fortunately we didn’t have any issues at the border and found ourselves in the French speaking province Quebec. Our destination for this night was the Miramichi River in New Brunswick. We stayed in the most beautiful cabin right on the river. The following morning we stopped at the Tim Horton’s a nice sort of a Canadian version of Duncan donuts, but better. After breakfast we met up with a local Atlantic salmon guide and tried our luck on the great Miramichi. Afterwards we got back on the road and headed to Canadians smallest province, Prince …show more content…

Our first fishing stop was on the Miramichi where we tried our luck against the Atlantic salmon the largest type of salmon. Unfortunately I didn’t land the fish of my life that day, however my dad did it was a twenty five pound salmon that fought for nearly an hour. I am very privileged to have had the chance to try my luck at catching this incredible fish. After leaving New Brunswick we arrived at Prince Edward Island, shortly after unpacking our bags we set out to get fishing permits for the area. We met up with some locals who I had met as a baby and got directions to the local trout stream. This was a top secret location that only a few of the islanders had ever fished, it was the honey hole. My brother and I fished downstream while my dad worked his way into the deeper waters. At days end we all caught about fifteen to thirty fish a piece, on a stream no wider than a two lane road. The next spot we fished was across the channel In Nova Scotia. We went out on a small skiff on a fairly big mountain lake fishing for pike. It started off slow but as the day progressed we started to catch more and more. Pike fight hard and take line out fast it’s quite thrilling to catch one. Later that evening we returned to our cottage and my dad wanted to take my brother and me to the first fishing spot we had ever been to. It was a small family operated trout pond where you pay per pound of fish you pull out of the water.

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