Fishing with Dad

During the summer, dad and I would occasionally go fishing at night. We would put a motor on one of our fishing boats and head out to one of the coves. We would find us a good spot and tie up and anchor the boat. We usually had some sodas and snacks with us. Dad hung our lantern over the side of the boat (not in the water of course). We'd bait our hook and settle back and relax. We would talk about everything from soup to nuts (an old grandma expression). The lantern light would attract the fish because they were so curious and nosey to see what was going on. This curiosity would bring them in toward our awaiting bait. And that would be their final demise!! We always caught a big stringer full of fish---never got skunked (catch nothing). This was really fun and it gave dad and I some alone time. These opportunities were becoming fewer and fewer the older I got because of dating and school functions, so this was one thing for us to do together. We had a lot of fun and as you see, it was memorable.