"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Andy
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"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Andy
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I hope someone can help with my quest!

I have a young son who is bursting to have a go at fishing. He is

How old is he?


One is 5, the other is 7. I think the 5 year old will have difficulty
with
the casting part, but should be fine with the rest. This is another
reason
for looking for a place where any fish caught would be small!

Ah, rather younger than I thought.

The 5 year old will have an attention span around an hour, the elder maybe
twice as long. They will require considerable attention and I wouldn't
take
them together until they have enough experience to manage the basics for
themselves - three or four sessions each in all probablility. You *could*
take them together if you have another, patient and preferably experienced
adult with you to take half the workload.

Another - slightly risky ploy would be to make a day out of a split treat
(Say you take #1 fishing while #2 goes to the pool with Mum then swap over
for the afternoon.)

This is pretty much the strategy I had in mind. My thoughts were to make any
fishing a small part of a family day out.



re Crayfish

This sound great for the kids. I actually live very close to the Kennet &
Avon canal so I would like to give this a try. How do you do this? The
fact

See other post.

the catch can be eaten is perfect - my kids have the idea that any fish
caught are for eating, hence my initial thoughts about sea angling.

With kids that age I would leave sea fishing until you are at a suitable
seaside venue for at least a weekend. Try to get in one or two -short-
sessions each per day a and they'll pick things up much faster.

Tbh I would prefer to start them on a small, really small, stream.

As it happens I have discovered that the Environment Agency is holding a
beginners taster session on a fairly local lake tomorrow. This should allow
them to see if it is something they would like to do more of or not.



Otherwise a seaside pier -with railings- would let them dangle a small
bait
down the side with a good chance of a few tiddlers.

They would have as much fun in rock pools with a hand net...

Thats what started all this! They have been going on about 'proper fishing'
for more than a year now, all because of those rock pools...


Cheerio,

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