My granddaughter Lia patiently waits to hook her first fish of the day.
I was raised in Brooklyn, NY and
lived there all my young life. In 1965, when my husband and I moved to Monroe,
our fishing days began. Their dad took our two young boys fishing beginning
when they were three.
I must admit, I was not a fisherman at heart. But when we
walked up the road to Round Lake to fish, I was the one who hooked the worms so
they could catch whatever was swimming their way.
On a cold winter day you could find
my oldest son, Paul, fishing when there was three feet of snow on the ground.
While my youngest, Eliot, began to really enjoy the sport when he moved to
Maryland. He loves crabbing.
Now I have two teenage grandkids. They
live on a lake in Connecticut, and since they were young their dad took them
fishing.
I say to all moms, even if you are
not a fisherman yourself it is a great sport to teach your kids. It doesn’t
require lots of expensive equipment. And the skills are simple to learn.
Check out my son’s new website
(thrillfishing.com) dedicated to those who want to learn to fish and to those
who already enjoy the sport. I asked him to write a series of articles that
support fishing for kids.
His first article, Take Your Kid Fishing covers four key points to
help you introduce fishing to your kids. He has even created a First Fish Award
template that you can use as a reward for a great fishing day.
- Why take your child fishing
- Manage your expectations
- Your child’s first fishing trip
- The fishing trip check list
Lastly, the article provides links to a site that
offers a “Let’s go fishing” student workbook with sections on: Fishing
Tackle, Knots, Ethical Angling, Fish Identification, Lures, Fish Care, Casting
and more.
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