Do a Yahoo Yellow Pages search for other nearby trout ponds, trout fishing,
etc. for other places to pay to catch fish immediately.

My 11 year old grandson has a very limited self-gratification time span when
fishing. He has to catch something frequently or he is out of focus.
Actually he gets cranky and whines a lot. (So do I g) So we use trout
ponds every other trip or so. He gets to brag how HE caught supper g.
Then next trip we go to bass and bluegill ponds where the bluegill bites
keep his interest up and the occasional bass keeps his excitement up. All
the action is used to tell him how lucky he is and to remember today's fun
in the future when he is not catching anything.

Don't know about your nephew, but my grandson can pull trout out of a pay
for play pond FAR quicker than I can pull cash out of my wallet! g

If Felton is near by, then try Loch Lomond for bank bluegill and bass
fishing. They also have rental boats.

http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/wt/llra/llra.html

Good luck!
John


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"Lem Lo" wrote in message
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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