Every year I am asked the same question from parents: “How do I get my children interested in fishing?”
The answer is simple.
Take your child fishing for the first time on a small body of water that will produce high numbers of fish.
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When kids are young, they need a lot of activity – rather than a trophy fish to put on the wall. Catching pan fish is a great way to start a young angler fishing. The simple presentation with a worm and a bobber works the best and allows the child to focus on the bobber while creating excitement when it drops below the surface of the water.
Marianne has quite a collection of fishing tips at The WON in her series #FishOn. You can read them all here.
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Amen on lots of action for young anglers. In four recent kids fishing events with a total of almost 300 anglers I can count on one hand the number that didn’t catch a fish and many did double digits.