My uncle Andy is spending a few days with us. Both he and my father are keen anglers and last Saturday they decided to go on a fishing trip to a nearby lake.
Usually on Saturday we all take part in some family activity and dad asked us if we would all like to go on the fishing trip. My mother and my sister Meg declined the invitation, saying that they found fishing boring and that they would prefer to go on shopping.
I went because I had always wanted to try my hand at angling. When we set off it was drizzling. However, dad said that dull, rainy days are often better for catching fish than clear, sunny days .We kept all the fishing equipment in the boot of the car. Both dad and Uncle Andy have very expensive fishing rods, but mine was an old one that dad had when he was a boy.
When we arrived at the lake we tried fishing from the bank, but we had no luck. We were getting a bit despondent. Uncle Andy suggested to hire a boat and take it out on the lake. Dad and Uncle Andy rowed out into the middle of the lake and we set up our rods.
Then suddenly I felt some tug on my fishing line. I could hardly hold on my rod. Finally, dad threw his net into the water. When he pulled it out of the water to my amazement, I saw that it contained a huge fish.
I could not believe it. I felt so proud when mum cooked the fish for dinner that night. I cannot wait to go fishing again.
Vocabulary
Angler—a person who tries to catch the fish
Decline—deny
Drizzling—raining lightly
Despondent—sad
