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Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
My 8 year old son wants to go fishing next week when we're in Sacramento on
vacation. I haven't been fishing since I was a kid, so I was wondering if anyone has any advice. We'll be near Folsom Lake: http://www.fishsniffer.com/maps/folsom.gif I'd really, really like for him to catch something. Obviously, we'll have to be standing on the shore somewhere. Does anyone have any advice for what I should do? Any particular kind of bait? Thanks in advance. MC |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
Looking at the web site you referenced it looks like pan fish may be hard to
catch on Folsom. You might want to hunt around for a smaller body of water or fish the creeks or rivers that are in the area. Large lakes can be discouraging to find fish on. If you do decide to fish Folsom from the shoreline there are several fish you can catch from the shoreline - trout, bluegill and two types of bass. Pieces of night crawler will work for bass, crawler or whole wax worms work best for trout and panfish. Use a small hook (about 6) with a split shot about 6-12 inches above the hook and a bobber. Fish around some type of structure - a dock, sunken tree, brush in the water etc. Depth will depend on what your fishing around, the clarity of the water and the temperature. Move the bobber up and down until you start getting the most strikes. It's generally a little better to fish shallower than deeper - fish will tend to rise to a bait easiser than descend - so start shallow and move deeper if nothing bites. Take plenty of hooks and a pair of needle nose pliers with you to get out deeply embedded hooks. One recommendation I have is to use slip bobbers - they make casting for kids much easier. They are a tad more expensive than regular bobbers and you need a bobber stop. The bobber stop is nothing more than a coil of thread that you slip over the line and pull tight - then you thread a bobber on the line - all before you tie the hook on. To adjust depth you just slide the stop up and down the line. "Marty Christion" wrote in message ... My 8 year old son wants to go fishing next week when we're in Sacramento on vacation. I haven't been fishing since I was a kid, so I was wondering if anyone has any advice. We'll be near Folsom Lake: http://www.fishsniffer.com/maps/folsom.gif I'd really, really like for him to catch something. Obviously, we'll have to be standing on the shore somewhere. Does anyone have any advice for what I should do? Any particular kind of bait? Thanks in advance. MC |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:11:13 -0800, "Marty Christion"
wrote: My 8 year old son wants to go fishing next week when we're in Sacramento on vacation. I haven't been fishing since I was a kid, so I was wondering if anyone has any advice. We'll be near Folsom Lake: http://www.fishsniffer.com/maps/folsom.gif I'd really, really like for him to catch something. Obviously, we'll have to be standing on the shore somewhere. Does anyone have any advice for what I should do? Any particular kind of bait? I do advise that whatever you do or use, that you crimp down the barbs on all the hooks. It saves a lot of pain and tears. Cyli r.bc: vixen. Minnow goddess. Speaker to squirrels. Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless. http://www.visi.com/~cyli email: lid (strip the .invalid to email) |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
"Cyli" wrote in message ... It saves a lot of pain and tears. I agree with that statement for someone like me who C&R (Unless I am Catfishing). But who are we talking about? The fish? |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:52:17 GMT, "Jeff"
wrote: "Cyli" wrote in message .. . It saves a lot of pain and tears. I agree with that statement for someone like me who C&R (Unless I am Catfishing). But who are we talking about? The fish? It is nice for the fish for us to do it, which was where I originally got the advice, but I've found that it's even nicer for the fisherman to be able to do a quick and easy release when he happens to hook his own body. Very little pain versus possible trip to the Urgent Care center or an ugly rip in his own tissue. (His used in the traditional modern (but not ultramodern) sense of 'the person' whether male or female.) Cyli r.bc: vixen. Minnow goddess. Speaker to squirrels. Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless. http://www.visi.com/~cyli email: lid (strip the .invalid to email) |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
"Cyli" wrote in message ... On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:52:17 GMT, "Jeff" wrote: "Cyli" wrote in message .. . It saves a lot of pain and tears. I agree with that statement for someone like me who C&R (Unless I am Catfishing). But who are we talking about? The fish? It is nice for the fish for us to do it, which was where I originally got the advice, but I've found that it's even nicer for the fisherman to be able to do a quick and easy release when he happens to hook his own body. Very little pain versus possible trip to the Urgent Care center or an ugly rip in his own tissue. (His used in the traditional modern (but not ultramodern) sense of 'the person' whether male or female.) My hook story. 30 years ago, 3 of us fishing from my uncles pier for catfish. One kid had a treble hook, triple barbed, large one. He slung back to cast as I was turning around to say something. Hook in mouth, one hook through my tongue (the easy one to get out), one through the cheek and one in the roof of my mouth. |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:28:38 GMT, "Jeff"
wrote: My hook story. 30 years ago, 3 of us fishing from my uncles pier for catfish. One kid had a treble hook, triple barbed, large one. He slung back to cast as I was turning around to say something. Hook in mouth, one hook through my tongue (the easy one to get out), one through the cheek and one in the roof of my mouth. I won't even bother with my story after that. Eeesh. Unpleasant. But it's a good reason to mash down barbs. Cyli r.bc: vixen. Minnow goddess. Speaker to squirrels. Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless. http://www.visi.com/~cyli email: lid (strip the .invalid to email) |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
"Jeff" wrote in message ... "Cyli" wrote in message ... On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:52:17 GMT, "Jeff" wrote: "Cyli" wrote in message .. . It saves a lot of pain and tears. I agree with that statement for someone like me who C&R (Unless I am Catfishing). But who are we talking about? The fish? It is nice for the fish for us to do it, which was where I originally got the advice, but I've found that it's even nicer for the fisherman to be able to do a quick and easy release when he happens to hook his own body. Very little pain versus possible trip to the Urgent Care center or an ugly rip in his own tissue. (His used in the traditional modern (but not ultramodern) sense of 'the person' whether male or female.) My hook story. 30 years ago, 3 of us fishing from my uncles pier for catfish. One kid had a treble hook, triple barbed, large one. He slung back to cast as I was turning around to say something. Hook in mouth, one hook through my tongue (the easy one to get out), one through the cheek and one in the roof of my mouth. Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine how bad that must have hurt to get out. I have not had anything like that happen before, just a prick with the end of the hook and that is it. My husband growls when I'm not careful with the hook at all times, I've come too close to him for his comfort before. ;-) |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
"Stinkweed" wrote in message ... My hook story. 30 years ago, 3 of us fishing from my uncles pier for catfish. One kid had a treble hook, triple barbed, large one. He slung back to cast as I was turning around to say something. Hook in mouth, one hook through my tongue (the easy one to get out), one through the cheek and one in the roof of my mouth. Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine how bad that must have hurt to get out. I have not had anything like that happen before, just a prick with the end of the hook and that is it. My husband growls when I'm not careful with the hook at all times, I've come too close to him for his comfort before. ;-) Actually it didnt really hurt all that bad. I was more scared than anything and took off running (It felt like it had gone through my eye, but it didnt) and I dragged the fishing rod behind me for 1/4 mile. Cut the line and my uncle wanted to get them out with his Tackle Box Hook Removal Kit, I wouldnt allow it. It took a doctor one needle of pain killer, a pair of snips and about 2 minutes and they were out with just some small holes. I was back fishing the next day. |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
"Jeff" wrote in message ... "Stinkweed" wrote in message ... My hook story. 30 years ago, 3 of us fishing from my uncles pier for catfish. One kid had a treble hook, triple barbed, large one. He slung back to cast as I was turning around to say something. Hook in mouth, one hook through my tongue (the easy one to get out), one through the cheek and one in the roof of my mouth. Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine how bad that must have hurt to get out. I have not had anything like that happen before, just a prick with the end of the hook and that is it. My husband growls when I'm not careful with the hook at all times, I've come too close to him for his comfort before. ;-) Actually it didnt really hurt all that bad. I was more scared than anything and took off running (It felt like it had gone through my eye, but it didnt) and I dragged the fishing rod behind me for 1/4 mile. Cut the line and my uncle wanted to get them out with his Tackle Box Hook Removal Kit, I wouldnt allow it. It took a doctor one needle of pain killer, a pair of snips and about 2 minutes and they were out with just some small holes. I was back fishing the next day. I thought about that later and I figured it must have involved a shot to numb the area to get it out, but still the idea of it makes me cringe. No way would I have let anyone remove it with a tackle remover either. But I think I would have cut the line before I would have drug the pole behind me. How old were you? I'm sure a tetanus shot too. I have been places where there are dozens of people lined up along a bridge or dock fishing and it just seems so dangerous with the tackle. |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
"Stinkweed" wrote in message ... "Jeff" wrote in message ... "Stinkweed" wrote in message ... My hook story. 30 years ago, 3 of us fishing from my uncles pier for catfish. One kid had a treble hook, triple barbed, large one. He slung back to cast as I was turning around to say something. Hook in mouth, one hook through my tongue (the easy one to get out), one through the cheek and one in the roof of my mouth. Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine how bad that must have hurt to get out. I have not had anything like that happen before, just a prick with the end of the hook and that is it. My husband growls when I'm not careful with the hook at all times, I've come too close to him for his comfort before. ;-) Actually it didnt really hurt all that bad. I was more scared than anything and took off running (It felt like it had gone through my eye, but it didnt) and I dragged the fishing rod behind me for 1/4 mile. Cut the line and my uncle wanted to get them out with his Tackle Box Hook Removal Kit, I wouldnt allow it. It took a doctor one needle of pain killer, a pair of snips and about 2 minutes and they were out with just some small holes. I was back fishing the next day. I thought about that later and I figured it must have involved a shot to numb the area to get it out, but still the idea of it makes me cringe. No way would I have let anyone remove it with a tackle remover either. But I think I would have cut the line before I would have drug the pole behind me. How old were you? I'm sure a tetanus shot too. I have been places where there are dozens of people lined up along a bridge or dock fishing and it just seems so dangerous with the tackle. I was 10 I think. Im 43 now. |
Fishing for a first-timer? Any tips?
"Jeff" wrote in message ... "Stinkweed" wrote in message ... "Jeff" wrote in message ... "Stinkweed" wrote in message ... My hook story. 30 years ago, 3 of us fishing from my uncles pier for catfish. One kid had a treble hook, triple barbed, large one. He slung back to cast as I was turning around to say something. Hook in mouth, one hook through my tongue (the easy one to get out), one through the cheek and one in the roof of my mouth. Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine how bad that must have hurt to get out. I have not had anything like that happen before, just a prick with the end of the hook and that is it. My husband growls when I'm not careful with the hook at all times, I've come too close to him for his comfort before. ;-) Actually it didnt really hurt all that bad. I was more scared than anything and took off running (It felt like it had gone through my eye, but it didnt) and I dragged the fishing rod behind me for 1/4 mile. Cut the line and my uncle wanted to get them out with his Tackle Box Hook Removal Kit, I wouldnt allow it. It took a doctor one needle of pain killer, a pair of snips and about 2 minutes and they were out with just some small holes. I was back fishing the next day. I thought about that later and I figured it must have involved a shot to numb the area to get it out, but still the idea of it makes me cringe. No way would I have let anyone remove it with a tackle remover either. But I think I would have cut the line before I would have drug the pole behind me. How old were you? I'm sure a tetanus shot too. I have been places where there are dozens of people lined up along a bridge or dock fishing and it just seems so dangerous with the tackle. I was 10 I think. Im 43 now. They tell me when I was younger than that, when I lost my last hook I tried to make my own with a straight pin and fished with it, I guess I bent it and figured I would catch a fish with it. They still laugh about it. I have always loved to fish. lol |
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