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My son and I had nice outing on the Magothy River yesterday. Our catches were unremarkable – a few perch and undersized stripers for me and a largemouth bass and a good number of perch for my son who flyfished mostly. He has perch dialed in on the long rod. Most of all, it was nice to be on the water without the heat and humidity of recent weeks.
As we were heading back to the launch, I got a Facetime call from my daughter who is in Europe with her husband and my granddaughters. My son-in-law is 2 years into a 3-year tour for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Facetime has been a remarkable and valued technology to keep us connected during my family’s lengthy separation.
While I was floating in the Magothy and chatting with my daughter and granddaughters, (we were near Camp Whippoorwill) my son who was casting nearby hooked a white perch on a squirmy wormy -- his favorite perch fly. So, I flipped the phone around and broadcast his catch all the way to the Europe so his sister and nieces could see him play and land his catch.
Phone technology today is amazing.
I remember seeing grainy black and white TV images in the early 1960s of London on TV that were broadcast live via the Telstar satellite. That was a technological wonder to connect the world 60 years ago. Now we can hold a small device and our hands and get high definition live images in color with the ease of a phone call.
My 9-year-old granddaughter who watched her uncle catch the perch said she wants to do the same when she comes home next year. Another kayak fly angler in the family, no doubt.
So, I have no extraordinary catches to report but a good day on the Magothy River nevertheless enhanced by cell phone technology.
As we were heading back to the launch, I got a Facetime call from my daughter who is in Europe with her husband and my granddaughters. My son-in-law is 2 years into a 3-year tour for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Facetime has been a remarkable and valued technology to keep us connected during my family’s lengthy separation.
While I was floating in the Magothy and chatting with my daughter and granddaughters, (we were near Camp Whippoorwill) my son who was casting nearby hooked a white perch on a squirmy wormy -- his favorite perch fly. So, I flipped the phone around and broadcast his catch all the way to the Europe so his sister and nieces could see him play and land his catch.
Phone technology today is amazing.
I remember seeing grainy black and white TV images in the early 1960s of London on TV that were broadcast live via the Telstar satellite. That was a technological wonder to connect the world 60 years ago. Now we can hold a small device and our hands and get high definition live images in color with the ease of a phone call.
My 9-year-old granddaughter who watched her uncle catch the perch said she wants to do the same when she comes home next year. Another kayak fly angler in the family, no doubt.
So, I have no extraordinary catches to report but a good day on the Magothy River nevertheless enhanced by cell phone technology.
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