Fishing Up Big Cottonwood

A few weeks ago, after Jono got home from work, we headed up Big Cottonwood Canyon with a bucket of chicken, a thermos of lemonade and our fishing rods for an evening of fishing.  We have been coming to this very spot for years, and tonight was the best fishing we have ever experienced here.  We caught at least 20 fish!

The kids love to watch Jono cast, hook a fish and then they scoop the fish up in the net. They all love to hold the fish (Coleman kisses the fish!) before returning the fish to the river. They wear their crocs so they can walk in the water but not slip on the rocks.  The kids also like to practice casting with the barbie and spiderman fishing poles we have had forever; they have been tangled and restrung so many times it's amazing we still have them.  

Jen F. drove up to meet us after her work, and she got to hold a fish also.  It was a great evening!  We caught the biggest fish we have ever seen in this canyon and the smallest fish ever to be caught by the Oettlis. Coleman won the prize for being the dirtiest!