I don't have real sharp memories of those days, but here's what I can dredge up:
I grew up in Porterville, and our home water was the several branches of the Tule River. I fished only a couple of times with my dad when I was little. He had an old fiberglass rod (that I have now) and I fished with what I recall to be an aluminum or steel rod. I remember getting caught up in trees so many times that my dad got a little exasperated.
After that, I remember using a Zebco spinning rig. Perhaps my dad figured I'd get less tangled up...
Well, I fished for a while until the handle came off my reel and feel in a pool about 3' deep. My dad made me strip off to my skivvies and dive for it!
In High School a buddy of mine and I fished for trout using a single salmon egg with a small sinker. Perhaps that is why I love to nymph so much now, as the technique is very similar.
After that, I didn't fish much until I started fly fishing with a college friend, and the rest (as they say) is history.
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