New Fisherman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FYI - I'm on my home computer and this is my other alias. I'm usually logged in as 'chadk'.

We just had our second son at 9pm tonight. So how long do I need to wait until I can take him fishing??

It'll be a few days before I can get out on the water again, but that may be right in time for the rivers to drop back into shape.

-Chad

Congrats Chad. ... Hang up your rod for a bit and stay home and help out momma, will ya? We'll save ya some fish.

RT

Congratulations...I am waiting for a "double header" in a week or two. With two new fishin' partners around I will be doing a lot of virtual fishing this winter. I hope Bob posts some good pics.

Todd

Yeah, i'm in the same boat, so to speak, i've got an 18 month old son and a 5 week old daughter, think it will be a while before I get out again (not complaining though) wife tells me I can take them when there 4, I started at 3, we'll see what happens.

Congrats chad. my father is my best fishing partner in the world. Now you have a new fishing partner. Congrats.

Child birth is a very special thing,congratulation. Hope his health is great. Remember when there young they need to catch fish, doesn't matter what type of fish just need to catch. Then when they get older you teach them fishiing, because catching is secondary.

It's great to have one more dads best buddy out there . I have alot of fishing partners but there is only one best fishing buddy!! Mine is 11yrs now but has been going with me since he was about 3 . He would go before that but that was when he really uderstood what was happening. enjoy it before you know there grown . mine got 4 silvers with me fri. on the Eloc. Allways tell them you love them they need to hear it !!!

Thanks all for your kind words and advice!

I started my 4 weeks of paternity leave last Monday, so I have 3 weeks left now. On one or 2 days of this time, we'll have a friend come over and help out while I go play. My wife gave me 2 half day fishing passes for my b-day on the 9th (all I asked for

Yes - I said 4 weeks of paternitiy leave. Feels kinda weird, but that's the rule at work, and I'm not going to complain!!!

Besides my 'kitchen passes', I'll probably hit the snoqualmie by my house a few times with my 21 mo old. I can usually get in 20 to 40 min of bank fishing with him. Usually... He is already addicted to fish. He loves going to the issaquah hatchery and is always checking in my cooler to see if I got any new fish. He also insists on wathing 'fishing' shows on TV and already has a little mickey mouse rod/reel that he lugs around the house and practices his casting motions. My wife thinks it's genetic...