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Post by neptune on Oct 6, 2007 11:16:28 GMT
just wondering what opinions people have i think youngsters should be encouraged to learn but only if accompanied by an adult, they can get bored & just become a nuisance by throwing things in the river & following you around if no adults are supervising them also should children be allowed to fish with worm etc on a fly only river to get them "hooked"
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Post by fruity on Oct 6, 2007 14:19:52 GMT
Apart from the safety aspects, for those that are just "having a go" the main things are to ensure they have fun and catch fish and if these are something (trout) they can proudly take home to their mum then so much the better. Obviously such is easier said than done, fortunately there are a number of day ticket fisheries around that allow bait fishing.
If a youngster has any degree of serious interest in fishing then I'd get them into fly fishing straight away as it is an all together more intelligent and enjoyable/active method, trout fishing rather than salmon fishing will be more practical for most.
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Post by Speyducer on Oct 6, 2007 15:24:06 GMT
just wondering what opinions people have i think youngsters should be encouraged to learn but only if accompanied by an adult, they can get bored & just become a nuisance by throwing things in the river & following you around if no adults are supervising them also should children be allowed to fish with worm etc on a fly only river to get them "hooked" With proper, safe, vigilant and experienced adult supervision, youngsters should be encouraged to fish. I wouldn't get hung up on any particular method, but they will surely be 'hooked' on the sport if they can catch something. Mike
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Post by robbie on Oct 6, 2007 15:38:45 GMT
I think that kids should be encouraged to fish. They are the next adult anglers, tackle shop customers, club members etc etc. It is accepted that anglers are the eyes and ears of the riverbank, with angling beginning to take a back seat to computer games and the like, and parents reluctant to let kids out unaccompanied, we need every fisherperson we can get.
When I was a kid, I would ride my bike to the tackle shop, buy my maggots/flies whatever, and ride to the river/lake with my pals. Today, with tackle shops closing down and mail order via internet taking over, the kids will be reliant on parents driving them to ever decreasing shops, and to fishing venues. They will also be reliant on parents buying tackle for them by credit card , via the internet. Hardly encouraging an spontaneous trip to the river during the summer holidays.
As for the fishing itself, (now for the controversial bit) I would take any kid to somewhere they are fairly guaranteed to catch, and with whatever method they need to do it. I would suggest that a muddy, heavily stocked commercial Coarse fishery would be an ideal place to get a string pulled. Once "hooked", I would expand their angling horizons to other methods such as fly fishing. Supervision is a tricky one. If a kid is desperate to fish , but the parents are not, who takes the kid fishing? Probably no one, and another potential angler resorts to his computer game!
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Post by fruity on Oct 6, 2007 15:57:15 GMT
When I was a kid we didn't have a local tackle shop, if you wanted maggots you simply put a snared rabbit out (after taking the good meat) or dug for worms in the heap. But these days kids don't do those things, like fishing, it is dirty. They'd much prefer to be "cool".
Unless you are related to them, realistically how many people would want to have anything to do with kids? Safer to try and get your family and friends with their kids along, have often thought about a BBQ picnic near a trout pond but never got around to it.
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Post by Speyducer on Oct 6, 2007 16:23:32 GMT
I think that kids should be encouraged to fish. They are the next adult anglers, tackle shop customers, club members etc etc. It is accepted that anglers are the eyes and ears of the riverbank, with angling beginning to take a back seat to computer games and the like, and parents reluctant to let kids out unaccompanied, we need every fisherperson we can get. When I was a kid, I would ride my bike to the tackle shop, buy my maggots/flies whatever, and ride to the river/lake with my pals. Today, with tackle shops closing down and mail order via internet taking over, the kids will be reliant on parents driving them to ever decreasing shops, and to fishing venues. They will also be reliant on parents buying tackle for them by credit card , via the internet. Hardly encouraging an spontaneous trip to the river during the summer holidays. As for the fishing itself, (now for the controversial bit) I would take any kid to somewhere they are fairly guaranteed to catch, and with whatever method they need to do it. I would suggest that a muddy, heavily stocked commercial Coarse fishery would be an ideal place to get a string pulled. Once "hooked", I would expand their angling horizons to other methods such as fly fishing. Supervision is a tricky one. If a kid is desperate to fish , but the parents are not, who takes the kid fishing? Probably no one, and another potential angler resorts to his computer game! I can see some 'virtual' fishing going on! Mike
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Post by neptune on Oct 7, 2007 11:09:58 GMT
i forgot to mention i have been taking my 7 yr old daughter fishing this season she has got a small spinning rod with a float on it & a peter ross #14 flee & now cant wait to get out at every opportunity hopefully the fly rod lessons will start next season ;D
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Post by tweedsider on Oct 7, 2007 19:50:46 GMT
With stocked stillwaters children today have a better opportunity of being introduced to and being successful at fly fishing than previous generations. Hopefully this can be done in safety with the proper gear from bank or boat. It still requires one thing willing adults to instruct in the art of casting, fly tying and fly selection. The days are past when 10 year olds can roam the country wide in solitary safety,clubs need to provide some form of environment where youngsters can gain the basic skills before reaching teenage when they may spread their wings to broader waters.
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Post by guay on Oct 8, 2007 18:36:13 GMT
am all for kids fishing, i have 2 boys aged 9 and 7..the 9yr old has caught 14 salmon and 2 seatrout and the 7yr old caught his first salmon 3 weeks ago!! on the 3rd cast....to be encouraged!. and a very proud moment for dad!! ;D
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