Five-year-old Max “Maxinaw” Mader of Northern California caught this nice lake trout on Lake Tahoe while fishing with me and his dad Phil last week.
Even more fun than reeling the fish in, of course, was touching it and getting coated in slime. And then there was the high point of the outing for Max: When I cleaned the mack at the end of the day…
Judging by that smile, I’d say the kid has the bug already!
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Wow – what a thrill for the youngster! And for you guys to be a part of his day. Very cool. Looks like a future fisherman to me.