First time fishing

[fishon]

I took my 5 year old sister fishing for her first time today I thought Hagg lake would be a good place for her to catch her first fish but we didnt catch anything. She cried all the way home because she didnt catch anything and now she sais she doesnt want to go fishing anymore because she wont catch any fish. Anybody have any ideas where I can take her next where she will have a better chance of cathing something. Thanks.

[Cutter]

There is a pay to fish place out in North Plains. I have not tried it yet, but I hear it's a great places to take kids to fish. It's quick so she does not get bored. It's a park like setting with tables and stuff.

Where were you fishing on Hagg Lake. I have caught fish all along the south shore. My two year old knocks um dead there.

[infinitylimit]

I would hate to give away one of my best places but what the heck it's for the 5 year old. There is a spot up at Rosyln Lake in Sandy,Oregon that is along thomas rd. You go down the street as if you where to enter the park but continue past the entrance. You will get to a lebby(sp?) This is where you fish. There is a real good hole right over a small bush near the bank. I recommend using rainbow powerbait with glitter and floating. Put a small hook on with about a three foot leader and some weight. The idea is to have the bait float about two to three feet off the floor.

A good idea would to also check the fishing reports and go after Rosyln is being stocked.

A good idea for the older brother is to bring some heavier test and spinners and see if you can catch some of the few steelhead they put in the lake.

Later,

IL

[deefly]

I feel your pain Fishon! I lost a nephew to fishing when he got trapped in some nettles!! 10 years old....never went with me again! Take your sister to Veronia lake: its loaded with trout, bass, crappie, bluegill and perch. Your BOUND to catch something! and lots of it! Beautiful park, good restrooms (whose importance cannot be underestimated!) a caretaker on site, picnic tables, beautiful shaded bank with EXCELLENT asphalt trail access. I had some friends take their family and they loved it! I hope you will too. the town of Vernonia is about 30 miles west of Forest Grove. Good luck! Maybe you can win this little gal back! :grin:

[ampersat]

if all else fails, go to haldeman pond on sauvie island. it ain't pretty and it gets lots of traffic but that's because they stock the daylights out of it in the springtime. in the summer, it warms up and is only good for bass and the like. i like a sliding bobber setup there because of all the vegetation on bottom. vernonia sounds like a much nicer place to be though. good luck. don't let this future fisher get away.

tell her what i tell myself: it's okay that i didn't catch a fish because no one else did either. what really hurts is not catching fish when everyone else is smacking 'em.

[ 05-11-2002, 07:57 AM: Message edited by: ampersat ]

[Johnny Mac]

The place that Cutter was talking about is called Hornings Hideout. Go North off the North Plains exit off of Hwy 26 until you see the public fishing signs around the railroad tracks. It is a great place to get the kids hooked on fishing. The lady that owns it (Jane) just stocks the crap out of it, so you are guaranteed as many fish as you can handle or afford. It's pricey, but its a guarantee. I think she charges 4 bucks a pound for the trout and most of them run a little over a pound. No catch and release allowed unless your fly fishing, in that case she charges 6.50 an hour.

Sounds like if I were you, I'd pay the price to get that girl into a fish. She will go absolutely nuts and forget all about yesterday.

[Steelie Steve]

The place out in North Plains is called Horning's Hidaway. I have taken my kids there a couple of times. Easy to catch fish. Great place to take the family for a nice day.

Steve :smile:

[Johnny Mac]

Hmm. Sounds familiar. I may have been there before. :wink:

[happybrew]

Kids will change their minds about fishing when they start catching fish. One time, after a couple of times getting skunked, my kids didn't want to go. I told them they were going, period. They sulked all the way up to Big Cliff Reseroir. We put the raft in, and they were still sulking. After a couple of fish, they started whooping and hollering, and had a grand old time, until I reminded them that they were supposed to be sulking. So they did the obligatory sulk until the next fish, so I again reminded them that they didn't want to be there. They had to grudgingly admit that they were having fun, but they didn't want to have fun, and they were sure it wouldn't happen again because "we just got lucky" that time. The next week they were begging me to take them fishing. Keep taking her, and she'll get into it. Just don't pump it up with unrealistic expectations.

happybrew

[BigSpinner]

Kids dont care how big the fish is they care about how many they catch. I remember when I was young and fishing for salmon on the wilson with my dad. I tryed to hit this dead salmon on the other side of the river for like an hour. When I hit it I was so happy I yelled I got him and they all thought I had a fish on. That was the same day my hands were so cold I could not zip my pants back up after going to the bathroom and had to have my dad do it. I guess what I am trying to say is that kids lose intrest really fast if they are not getting some action. But I always loved fishing with my Dad and still do.

Jeremy,

[CAGEY]

fishon....read your email...Cagey

[crabbait]

I remember a time when my brothers and I were real young. Dad took us to Newport salmon fishing but everything was fogged in. Dad was set to drive back home but Mom could tell how disappointed we were. She made Dad stop along the bay and we caught bullheads with salmon rods for a couple hours and were as happy as if we had limited on silvers. Dad just kept shaking his head, throwing bullheads up into the rocks and re-baiting our hooks.