First open water trip of the year

I took my daughter out for early season pike on a local lake.

The weather was cold and windy, making for tough conditions. We ended up catching 10 pike and 3 smallmouth. Most of the pike were in the 16-20" range and the smallies were in the 2 pound, 14-16" range. Some of the like were dripping eggs and some had fresh wounds from larger fish positioning for territory?

She caught 7 fish to my 6 and ended the day with a beauty 36" green missile. After releasing her to finish spawning, she asked if I was jealous, no, just proud.

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That smile says it all.

Your right man the smile says it all. Gotta love it

Awesome time and memories made!!

You certainly have every right to be proud!
Glad you had such a great outing on a chilly spring day!
Thanks for sharing.

Awesome that smile says it all

That's a great pic.

Great job!