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[hopeforfish]

Hey Karen,

Too bad you will miss this one. Hopefully there will be another coming up.

Hope

[glenn57]

dude lake tom, yes there are some really nice fields around. seen a fiar share when we went to some of the springers state tourney games. i believe marshall has a nice field. so does dassel and maple lake. by the way, you didnt happen to catch wht cold spring did to the minneapolis class a team this past weekend. dey smoked em. have a good day.

[DonBo]

Lisa, is there any way you could put up some sort of index so we could look up individuals who have posted here? That would be kinda nice huh?

[Lisa Almquist]

So we can have sort of a master list of everyone who posted their bios in here?

[reelemin]

DonBo and Lisa - that sounds like a good idea. I'll work on it.

[DonBo]

Sweet! Thanks.

[FishNovice101]

My name is Char, and I currently live in Andover, MN. I was born, raised and have always lived in Minnesnowta. Just had a birthday last Friday - feeling the age.

I am married (husband #2), and have a 19 yo daughter, and a 16yo son. And an almost 2 yo Bichon named Duke. I garden a little. I have one rose, and a ton of iris' that are almost ready to pop!!

I like to fish, camp and hunt - especially when it involves quality time with my brother.

I'm an accountant by day, and an outdoorswoman by night (and weekend).

[Iambjm]

Hi Char, welcome to the forum. This has been such a wonderful experience for me, as I am sure it will be for you.

[Sandmannd]

Hey Char, welcome to FM.

[croixflats]

Nice to see another Memmorial day baby out there, as I'm one to. I here you on that feeling the age thing. Happy belated birthday to you and me. I had to wright a check out on friday and I had to think what the date was.

[FishNovice101]

croixflats,

You got that right - I am so used to writing 05-30-xx, that it's hard to put 08 in there. Pretty well trained aren't we?

[teresa]

Hi Karen....welcome. This is rather new to me too, but It's been fun. I have 2 boys too 15 and 17..one graduating this year. It's a great time of life, full of change and excitement. Maybe as we gather in June we can set a fall date to do it again. I'm always up to fish, anywhere, anytime. i say that pretty loosly, but, it's always what I'd rather be doing.

[teresa]

oh yes....Char...welcome and I look forward to meeting you in June. We all seem to have kids the same age. I guess at this stage in the game we're reclaiming some of our dreams. Fish on!

[Pale Green Pants]

Hello!

I am Lisa and I live in the northern metro (Lino Lakes) to be exact. I have decided to teach myself and my children (7 and 9) to fish this summer.

It is a little like the blind leading the naked, but I hope that we will have some fun and learn a new hobby.

We are avid campers and love the outdoors, but just have not been much for fishing. My husband and I used to fish before we had children, but we were not very good at it and did not have much luck. We sold our boat years ago, but I still have the tackle boxes and fishing rods.

My plan is to fish along the shorelines to get started and I am hoping that some of you out here can give me some starting tips. I am hoping to make this my summer project with my kids over summer vacation. We will be fishing during the day during the week. (I work nights). I am hoping to share my learning experiences here.

Lisa

[reelemin]

Hi Lisa - what you are doing is awesome. Time together with the kids, outside - pricless -

Welcome to FM and the Womens forum.

There are some great spots to shore and pier fish from up your way. Bunker Hills Park, Coon Rapids [PoorWordUsage] and others I can't think of right now.

But theres enough to keep you and the kids busy for the summer.

google minnesota county parks

[hopeforfish]

Hi Lisa,

On the DNR HSOforum there are lakes listed that are stocked to encourage fishing with Kids. One that I have had fun on is in Champlin it is called Mill Pond. Check out the shore fishing and metro lakes forums they tend to have some great info.

Hope

[BobT]

Quote:

It is a little like the blind leading the naked,

Okay...I'll just leave this alone.

Bob

[UdeLakeTom]

[Sandmannd]

Welcome Lisa. It's great what you are doing with your kids. You will have a lot of great times together. I'm not that familiar up there, but browse through the site and you will find a lot. If you look here East Central Forum you can find a little more in your neck of the woods.

[Lisa Almquist]

Welcome Lisa from a fellow Lisa!! It's great to have you here. My mom took us camping many times every summer and I cherish those memories! Good luck with the fishing and let us know how you do!

[Pale Green Pants]

WOW. Thanks for all the replies! I will check out the resources that you all suggested. I will be getting my fishing licence this week and some new line for my rod. I have to work all weekend, but will take the kids on our first go next week.

I have the kids practicing casting off our deck into the grass. My 7 year old seems to be a natural at casting! They are getting excited to go and try it for real.

Lisa

[Sandmannd]

One other thing Lisa. Since you are married, get a spouse license. A single is $18 where a couple is just over $20. That way if your hubby wants to tag along from time to time you don't have to go get another license.

[wannafish2]

Lisa, If you would like to see what a Fjord looks like, search the NFHR (Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry) online. They are a beautiful specimen and have a two-toned mane that grows naturally. Most people who show their Fjordy's trim the mane so it stands up and the black center is a little taller than the white outside...I am mostly Norwegian so when I was introduced to the breed I fell in love with them. I think you will also.

If you want to send me your email, I can send you some pictures (I don't know how to post here )

If someone can help me post them, I would love for everyone to see the Fjord pictures!

Janinne

[Jim Almquist]

Janinne If you go to the Photography forum at the top there is a tutorial on how to post pictures and if that gives you any grief let us know and we will help. It seems like a pain the first time and then you will wonder why it was such a big deal when it is pretty basic once you set up a account with a picture hosting site like Photobucket.

[wannafish2]

p://i304.photobucket.com/albums

I hope this turned out! Here are a couple pictures of Norwegian Fjord horses! I hope you can see the two-tone of the mane and the zebra striping on the legs. I think they are beautiful!