Great Kid fishing

JDS · 07-08-2009, 12:55 PM

Hi All,

I've seen a number of threads on the board about where do I take my kid to catch their first fish, with a really high probability they will catch something. I took the family to the Fall Creek Fish hatchery (off fall creek on Hwy 34 heading toward the coast) and every year they do a kid fishing event, where they stock the heck out of Thissle pond (like 4000 fish) and then also for the little kids 5 and under they let them catch brood trout right out of the hatchery! The kids had a blast, and we brought home more trout than we could eat, so the neighbors were happy too.

I think they do this every year on the free fishing weekend. I've heard rumor some of the other hatcheries do the same thing. It was a great time for the fam, and an easy way to get little ones into fishing. I have a 4 year old daughter, and a 6 year old son.... Here are some pics of them with their fish.

Doc_Rhen · 07-08-2009, 01:13 PM

The smiles say it all.

Dullhook · 07-08-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Doc_Rhen

The smiles say it all.

Beautiful pics for the family album!

Simon Peter · 07-09-2009, 11:33 AM

Start em' early and you will have a fishing partner for life! Even when they figure out that there are lots of other stuff to do!

Beautiful kids - big smiles and hands full of fish!!!

Keep it up!

Willis · 07-09-2009, 08:34 PM

I took my son to the salmon river hatchery a few years back...what a blast the kids got first wack at the fish in the grow out pont and they put 75 big guys in there it was nuts al you needed was a bare hook, we used the pink worm trick to keep the little ones off, great fun for all.