For Henry's seventh birthday this year, Grandmom promised him a fishing trip to Pine Flats in the Pocono Mts. She was also taking Henry's two cousins, Jason and Lucas.
Meg and I went along as well. Henry and I drove to meet the others at a Wendy's in Wind Gap for dinner. We arrived at the cabin in the evening and tried to head to bed at a decent time. Grandmom woke us up before dawn because "That is when the fish are biting!" We gathered the fishing gear along with the required hot chocolate and doughnuts. I was tasked with running to the Pickeral Inn for blood worms and mealworms. When I fianlly arived at the dock, the boys were using salmon eggs and all were getting bites. Henry reeled in the first fish - a blue gill. We were practicing catch and release fishing. Grandmom made the boys fish for awhile before breaking out the hot chocolate and doughnuts. After a few hours we moved upstream above the beaver dam to try a new fishing hole. Everyone was able to land a fish - mostly sunnies or bluegill with a perch or two. Henry caught the most. Henry had a fabulous weekend with his Grandmom, cousins and Aunt Meg (who drove him home in her F150 - a true highlight!).
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