TIPS FOR FISHING WITH KIDS

Over many years, I have tried to get my children and grandchildren to develop a genuine interest in fishing. When they were small from 3 to 8 years old, their interest was mainly in throwing stones. They could not maintain their attention for a long enough time to catch many fish, and when they caught them, they were afraid to touch them. However, when they were a little older, we had many memorable trips. Here are a few tips to make their fishing more enjoyable. When fishing for trout, to make it easy for them to catch fish, we followed the state trout stocking schedules. Go to your state web site and search on “stocking”. NC Regs
After the stream is stocked, the fish were somewhat easy to catch and teenagers can do very well. For bass, we would go to local ponds, where there are plenty of small bass and some pan fish. Remember, children are not as impressed with the size of the fish as they are the quantity. The action keeps them interested!