In every young boy's life, there are a few moments that transcend reality and will remain in his mind forever.

Moments like scoring the first six/try/goal for the school; the first slow dance (with a girl); the first kiss (once again, with a girl... I would hope?) and, maybe most important of all - The First Fishing Trip!

Thus, well aware of my responsibilities, I took Joshy fishing for the first time in his life, the other day!

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Joshy seemed to get into the spirit of things quite quickly!

The Girlie (being of the female persuasion), needed some explanation!

This was made slightly more difficult with her constant assertions that she wasn't ever, for as long as she might live, until hell freezes over, indeed - get anywhere near the merest possibility of even considering putting a worm on the hook - more lessons required there, me thinks!

Thinking that perhaps the reason we weren't catching anything might have been due to the water level being too low, I decided to help out!

I wasn't expecting the Girlie (my loved one, or so I thought), to capture the moment for posterity!

Although it is a man's in-alienable right to pee where and when ever he wants to; I wouldn't advise trying to do so on a Sunday afternoon when all the world is out for a post-prandial stroll!

Finally, the Girlie had a go herself.

I don't think that she found the whole exercise quite as disgusting as this photo might imply - her look of disgust was probably due to my suggesting that it was time to change the worm!

I suppose that she must have enjoyed it as much as Joshy as she seems quite keen to have another go!

Obviously - now that we live only a hundred yards from the river, we're going to have plenty more chances to practise.

We didn't actually catch anything but had plenty of bites and... well, proving that I'm a true fisherman... You should have seen the size of the one that got away!

All the best... Keith

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