Mike's great day

Mike started fly fishing when he was just a little older than Matthew is now. It is one of his greatest loves. Watching him fish has always been one of my loves. He is so good at it and it seems to be so natural. Even watching other people fish at this pond it amazes me how smooth Mike is when he fishes. I can't wait for him to share this skill with Matthew. This was the first time he had been able to fly fish in three years. It was great to see the smile on his face all day. He caught between 30-40 medium sized trout in this pond. Matthew thought it was really cool to see his dad catching fish almost every cast. He had 11 strikes at his fly in a row once and then realized that his hook had broke off.


Changing flies
Matthew wanted to hold one so bad and it keept slipping out of his hands. Mike was holding the line above him and it looks like the fish is going up his sleeve!
Brad Pitt has nothing on Mike Willits!

He loves this goofy hat! This is a cute little ice cream shop in Lanesboro
On the bridge

This is the size of most of the fish he caught. Not bad for a small pond in town. Mike loved being able to catch and release them in front of all the campers that were fishing for dinner. He things that all fish should live to be caught another day. Matthew supports not killing them too, naturally!