After all the swimming, we decided to cast a few lines and see if we could catch some fish. Thousand Springs has the pool....but it's on the edge of the Snake River near Hagerman....it's so pretty! The kids were really tired, but Caleb wouldn't let it go. "Are we going fishing?" he kept asking. So Parker got his little ice fishing pole and let Caleb fish with that one.
They sat down, and Caleb reaches into Parker's tackle box. He grabs some sinkers, "Are these rocks?" and then chucks them into the river! Parker's like, "HEY!" Naturally he'd thrown in the biggest sinker he could find. I told Parker, "Don't get mad....he doesn't understand. You're just gonna have to teach him."
So Parker rigged up the pole and they fished for about fifteen minutes.
Parker is the luckiest fisherman I've ever known. It seems like when NOBODY can get a bite. When nobody catches a fish....Parker ALWAYS does. And so it was today....
It's about 6:00 PM and around 90 degrees outside....not exactly ideal fishing weather or time....and wouldn't you know.... Parker gets a hit.
The second video is of the fish. We've never seen it before. Parker actually didn't recognize what it was. And he still needs to look it up... enjoy!
The second video is of the fish. We've never seen it before. Parker actually didn't recognize what it was. And he still needs to look it up... enjoy! 
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The fish Parker caught is a Northern Pikeminnow (all one word--not to be confused with a juvenile northern pike...but a pikeminnow) a.k.a. a squawfish. Next time you catch one, kill it because they are predators of native species like Rainbow Trout. In some areas there is even a bounty on them. (Travis actually told me all that, I just wanted to sound cool!) Looks like a fun day! Angie looked so cute in her swimsuit!
Heather that was so cute! I can't believe he got a fish!
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