Youth Fishing Tip

Type: Nontidal
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�Be patient and enjoy the whole outdoor experience.� Every one would like to be catching fish as soon as they make the first cast. Well, fish don�t always bite when you want them to, but be patient and soon enough hungry fish will find your bait! In the meantime, maybe take a small walk around the pond, looking at frogs, tadpoles, snails, turtles, and birds as they can be quite interesting to observe. My kids also take trash bags along with them, and clean up their favorite fishing spot when the bite slows down a bit. Maybe Mother Nature will reward you with a nice fish if you appreciate and protect the world which fish live.

Alan W. Klotz, Western Region Fisheries Manager