"Barry Friedman" wrote in message
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I want to turn my son into a fisherman for life like my father did for me
when he took me to Ontario and I caught a 21 pound muskie on a handline -
still one of the great thrills of my life 50 years later. My boy's 10 and
we're spin fishermen - we live in Phoenix Arizona. I don't care what
species we fish for - I just want my son to catch fish, have a nice bed to
sleep in (this one time I want to move up from camping), have some good
food and I want to hire a guide who's a better fisherman than me and will
treat a young fisherman well. The closer to home the better but I'll
consider anything. Many thanks to any of you kind enough to share your
advice!


There are guides on the Colorado River for bass and stripers. But maybe a
better idea is to also introduce your son to some of the other joys of life.
No not that one yet. Book a trip to Baja Sur (Cabo, East Cape, or La Paz)
or to Costa Rica. Take the wife and do some fishing on both the Pacific and
Caribbean sides. Tarpon out of Tortuguero will hook the kid for life.
http://tortuguerosportsfish.tripod.com/ is who I used. And the cost is not
excessive for trip like this. You do not have to stay in the 5 star places.