Ice Fishing with my Dad

One winter day, my dad and I venture off for a day of ice fishing. We were meeting my uncle there. As usual my uncle had his video camera and regular camera with him to be able to capture that great catch that we always hoped for.

This one Saturday, we get to our spot and my dad had his routine of what he did to get organized and I have the packsack on my back that has our lunch and my dad’s thermos with his coffee and other stuff needed for our day. Of course being anxious I couldn’t wait for my dad to take the packsack off my back has he had asked. I start wiggling, and trying to get this huge and heavy packsack off my back. Well, I guess the packsack wasn’t closed properly so as I was wiggling, doesn’t my dad’s thermos fall out onto the ice and cracks open as it hit the ice. There was my uncle filming the whole thing and as you can imagine my dad wasn’t too happy but me being a kid thought it was funny and couldn’t stop giggling.

The next week, we go out again and this time I waited before trying to get the packsack off my back. This time, there was a happy ending to the day. I caught this huge fish and there was my uncle with the camera who was able to capture my catch. I guess when we got home I must have had the same smirk on my face because my mom immediately asked me what I broke this time but I was just excited cause I had caught the huge fish. So now whenever my mom shows the picture of me and my fish of course the story of the “broken thermos” follows.

I guess I’ll never live that down. But now, whenever I go fishing it reminds me of when I was young and the fun times I had with my dad.

Submitted By June Taylor