[briansnat]

Nice that your daughter got into fishing. I had my step-daughter fishing when she was five and by the time she was seven she could cast better than many adults. We also took her hiking, backpacking and wilderness canoeing. By the time she was ten she had bagged several Catskill peaks and spent 5 days paddling the Allagash and skied some of the most hairy terrain in Utah. When she reached her mid teens she sort of rejected all of that because of the usual teen "I hate what my parents do" thing.

I always hoped she would find her way back to the outdoor life, but now she is 25 and has a boyfriend whose idea of getting outdoors is going to the mailbox. I hope the seed we planted may take root again some day, but I envy one of my friends whose daughters are still eager to go fishing with him now that they are in their twenties.