Monday, February 23, 2026

A dad and daughter fishing (video)

I enjoyed watching a couple of videos from a channel where a father takes his daughter fishing. She is about four years-old. They are speaking Russian so it could be Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania or one of the 'stans.

I am going to "port you in" where he is letting his little princess choose which bobber she wants to use.  ===>HERE<=== 

I think the dad does an excellent job coaching his daughter in the fine art of fishing. He appears to be very well attuned to how his daughter handles stress and emotion. He pressures her a few times "OK, it is YOUR turn to take the fish off the hook" but then backs off when the fish decides to get frisky. A few minutes later, his daughter had time to become comfortable with the idea and she gives it a whack. 

Quicksilver found this video to be pretty interesting, too. She watched with me almost to the end.

Nerdy details

The pond is surrounded by a pasture that is used for multiple species of animals (cattle, horses, turkeys(!) and possibly sheep) and the pond provides water for the animals.

All of the bright green in both photos are cockleburs.

The pasture would embarrass any proponent of Management Intensive Grazing. It has a major infestation of cocklebur (which is native to North America).

The cane pole's terminal tackle are a couple of "tear drops" that get earthworms added. I assume that they are on different length "droppers".

 

"Stuka", the plane

"Stuka", the fish

One of the surprises is that the dad catches a pike (Esox  lucius) when it inhales a small "roach" (Rutilus rutilus) that had taken his bait. The Russian word for "pike" is pronounced "Stuka" just like the German, WWII dive-bomber. The plane could have gotten that nickname due to the slender profile of the plane's nose resembling a pike or it could have been named that because pike hunt their prey from ambush. 

At the 1:10 mark you can see other vehicles in the background. I wonder if the land-owner "rents out" fishing rights on sort of a you-pick basis. The spot where the dad and daughter fish is frequently used for fishing. There are carp scales on the bank. That would be an interesting way to generate revenue. 

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