Summer and fishing seem to go hand and hand. The idyllic idea of catching a gigantic fish with dear old Dad. Thing is, it usually isn't so idyllic. How it really goes: Family starts off all excited with a cooler full of worms and gatorade. Kid casts and hurts their sibling who was smart enough to stand behind them. Sibling cries. Dad helps get it safely in the water. "Dad, my string broke" "Dad, my worm fell off" "Dad, its been in the water 3 minutes. When will the big fish jump on it" "Dad, its been 5 minutes and no fish" "Dad this is boring" "Mom, did you bring my DS?" "Dad, when can we go home?" Parents pack up the car and head home with their Norman Rockwell dreams crushed. Multiply the above scenario by as many kids as you bring with you.  I know. We have been trying since the kids were little. We have tried every lake, reservoir and have, yes, resorted to those 'shoot in a barrel' places (shhh....don't judge). So when my husband decided he wanted to learn how to fly fish with the teens I just rolled my eyes. Not only has regular fishing been a nightmare, I couldn't imagine how Carter would manage that in his wheelchair. But ...

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