John wrote:

First you AND your nephew must catch some fish to get you hooked on fishing.

Go to:
Coyote-Hellyer Park, 985 Hellyer Ave San Jose CA 95111 (408) 225-0225

They have a "pay for fish" trout pond where you two can catch fish to eat.
Also they have bank fishing after you pay the park admission fees.

Or Go To:

Trout Farm Inn
Address: 7701 E Zayante Rd, Felton, CA 95018
Phone: (831) 335-4317


Here you both can catch your fish and they take them into the restaurant and
cook them for you (or they used to do this).

After you two get hooked on catching trout, then go to the following places
to catch bluegill, bass and catfish.

In Fremont, the new Quarries Lake Park.

http://www.ebparks.org/parks/quarry.htm

In Pleasanton, Shadow Cliffs park
Shadow Cliff Recreation Area

Address: 2500 Stanley Blvd, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone: (925) 846-3000


This will get you both started Good luck!

John


"Lem Lo" wrote in message
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Hello. I would like to take my nephew (10) fishing for the first time.
Neither of us have fished before and he got a new rod and reel for his
birthday. Does anyone have a suggestion for the best place for him to
have a chance at catching ANYTHING. Doesn't matter how big or what it is.

Thanks in advance,
Lem




Terrific advice. We will try them. By the way, we called the trout farm
in Felton and they are not allowing fishing there for about a year. We
were bummed because that sounded soo perfect.

Thanks again