The youth fishing camp is half of my business during the summer months. When we started this last year, the idea was to create an alternative and positive way of learning for kids. It's basically an outdoor class with some fun blend into it. For a class to happen, I need at least two kids, maximum is four kids. The cost is $50 + PST and it's five hours long.
The first portion of the class we usually go through the basic biology material, such as fish id, what an estuary system is, wildlife in the Fraser estuary, how does tide work, other environmental factors such as wind, sun, temperature, clarity of water, etc.
The second portion involves instruction of the use of fishing equipment, starting with the spinning rod and reel, the setup for that day's fishing, bait, how to cast, how to detect bites, how to set the hook, how to land a fish, how to release a fish properly.
Before fishing starts, we do a safety talk on things to watch out for while fishing.
The last portion, which is around 3 to 4 hours long, involves mainly fishing. Kids will be allowed to fish on their own under our guidance if help is needed. The basic tasks are to catch a variety of species that are available in the area and be able to identify them. We'll put a few representative species in the fish tank, and learn their behaviour by studying their morphology etc.
By the end of the session, we usually expect the kids to fish own their own and be able to solve problems when they arise. Furthermore, we don't just want to create young anglers, but responsible young anglers. Hopefully when they walk away from the class, they have a new hobby that they can enjoy again and again instead of spending the summer in front of the tube or on FWR site!
Students receive a package of handouts that are relevant to the stuff they learn during the class at the end.
To book a class, they just have to email
school@fishingwithrod.com. A list of available dates and times are posted at
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/school/class.htmlFeel free to email me if you have any other questions, thanks.
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Topic: July 23rd, Lower Fraser action (Read 8933 times)