A Friend to the Fish

I saw a story about an eight-year-old boy and his dad on TV yesterday. The program was all about cultivating a good hobby with your child. Anyway, the dad had taught his son how to "catch and release" fish after he caught one.
It was hard for the boy to do, because the fish he had caught was a big walleye. After some consideration of what his dad had taught him, he released the big walleye after stroking its belly to make sure it was okay to swim away.
It brought tears to my eyes because one time, while out fishing with Grandpa, I witnessed Jordan releasing this big walleye and stroking its belly like Grandpa had taught him to. 
I asked him what he was doing, and he very carefully explained. He said she was a female fish and he could feel the eggs in her belly. 
The gentleness he exhibited with the fish was "touching!" 
​-Danielle Stevens, Jordan's Grandma