Meet The McKay Brothers
Journal Date: April 25th, 2010 | Filed Under: News
When it comes to fly-fishing, Tait and Jax McKay – at just 10 and 7 years old – are the reel deal.
By Deirdre Fleming dfleming@pressherald.com
Staff Writer
HERMON – Anglers who can’t double haul, be warned about fishing the waters in eastern Maine. A pair of diminutive fly fishermen are gonna show you up.
Jax casts while dad Kevin, brother Tait and dog Feta look on.
John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
They are the McKay brothers, ages 7 and 10, and they can cast like nobody’s business.
These boys may not be old enough to go boating without a life jacket. Jax still may use a child seat in his father’s truck.
But Tait and Jax McKay still can place a dry fly next to a caddis fly, sniff out a hatch and best of all: Catch Fish.
When 10-year-old Tait landed his first black crappie of the afternoon two weeks ago, his father didn’t even move to celebrate.
Neither did Tait nor Kevin McKay react when 7-year-old Jax mused out loud about his double haul, the technique that pushes the line out faster.
“There’s such a thing as triple hauling. It’s wicked fun,” Tait McKay chirped. read the whole story
