Fishing the Little Harpeth River

We had planned on going fishing on our canoe trip on Saturday but when we saw the crowds, we left the gear in the car.  Carter had been looking forward to fishing so we took the boys yesterday.

We got out a little late and it was already almost lunch time so we didn't stop for any live bait this time and just used tackle we had.

We drove up to Edwin Warner Park and tried out the Little Harpeth River.  We thought we'd just stand on the river bank to fish but the water was crystal clear with a rocky bottom which just asked to be waded in to.  Unfortunately I hadn't brought anyone a change of clothes and Carter got soaked up to his belly button - the boys ended up riding home in just a diaper and underwear with a beach towel to cover up :)

The last time we went fishing was at the Westhaven pond and every time you put a hook in the water, a fished got on it within seconds.  So Carter was a little frustrated that he wasn't catching anything.  If we had live bait we probably would have caught something though.  I saw at least 5 fish in one little area with a large one that stayed there for several minutes.  He wasn't interested in the tackle though.  Plus, with Rylan tossing rocks in the water just a few yards away, we didn't have a chance :)

However, the boys did awesome and we stuck around in this private little section of the river for over an hour.  It was gorgeous!