Fishing at Orakei Wharf

Today we went fishing at Orakei Wharf, and Madeleine caught two fish!  She is officially the Best Fisherperson in the Family.  One fish fell off the hook before she finished reeling it in, but the other made it all the way to the bucket.  It wasn’t very big, probably about  15 cm long, but she was very proud of herself and couldn’t stop talking about it all the way home.  We let it go before we left, despite her deep desire to bring it home and keep it as a pet.

Lulu and I didn’t last long in the heat and rather fish-gutsy smell wafting about, and headed up to Bastion Point for a bit of shade and a quick ice-cream. Bess had a fantastic time rolling around in the spots where fish guts had once been…she may be cute but she can be kind of disgusting at times too!

Here’s a pic of the proud fisherwoman at work, and her little fish swimming around in the bucket.