Fly Fishing Dish » Derby http://flyfishingdish.com All about the Joys of Fly Fishing Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:48:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Derby Day ’08 http://flyfishingdish.com/2008/05/05/derby-day-08/ http://flyfishingdish.com/2008/05/05/derby-day-08/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 02:38:51 +0000 CtScribe http://flyfishingdish.com/?p=39 Today was a great day of fishing. I and a number of other men and women hosted a fishing derby for inner-city children, and children with special needs. Although the day was fairly slow, and there was not a huge number of fish caught, the day was very productive in that it gave us the opportunity [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Today was a great day of fishing. I and a number of other men and women hosted a fishing derby for inner-city children, and children with special needs. Although the day was fairly slow, and there was not a huge number of fish caught, the day was very productive in that it gave us the opportunity to spend time with these children and give them a small bit of hope in their sometimes very chaotic lives.

What made the day especially rewarding was getting to see the smiles on the kids faces when they caught a fish, regardless of the size. I spent the majority of my day tying knots, and hooking worms for hyper, inexperienced children, whom, even under the most ideal circumstances were able to produce more broken reels than fish.

Above and beyond the unmentionable words, broken equipment, lost lures and headaches from pre-pubertal voices constantly harassing you for help, there really is no greater joy then being able to pass on what you have learned to someone else, allowing them to share in the same passion that you love.

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