Mentored Youth Days 2016: you wrote, they listened

[Mike]

With the Mentored Youth Days coming up...the first being the SE regional one on March 26 with the rest of the state following 2 weeks later...all of the info that you need to know to prepare is now posted on the PFBC web site. It includes the rule that youth may keep 2 trout , 7 inches and longer from the stocked waters , but the mentors must practice catch and release only. Mentors may not harvest any trout.

 

[CRB]

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[MKern]

Good to hear, but mentors should only be allowed to assist the child, not fish too.

Also, a 15 year old should qualify as needing a mentor.

I think it should switch to be up to age 12, and possibly only from like 8am to 2 pm.

 

[McSneek]

MKern wrote:

Also, a 15 year old should qualify as needing a mentor.

I think it should switch to be up to age 12, and possibly only from like 8am to 2 pm.

No way a 15 year old should be participating in this! Maximum age of 10 - maybe 12. At least adults can't keep fish but they shouldn't be fishing period. Want to mentor/teach a youngster....fine. No need for an adult to have their own rod.

 

[Bluequill]

I'm okay with a 15 year old fishing. Kids could be doing a lot worse things at that age. But I agree with the rest of you, adults should be mentoring, not fishing. Personally, I'd be ashamed to fish among the kids.