pcray1231
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Taking my youngest (8 years old) out tomorrow. I've had him with spinning rods and mostly bluegill type fishing so far, though he did catch a wild brookie behind his uncles place (spinning rod). He got waders and a fly rod for Christmas, so this will be really the first fly fishing outing. We scouted the Quittie last Saturday, found an area with a load of fresh stockers that you have to wade across to effectively fish, hopefully giving him a leg up on some other non-wading kids. Picking him up at his mom's at 7 a.m. and will be on stream by 7:30. It got some water, so if it doesn't rain too much more, some color and flow, which helps in the normally crystal clear and slow Quittie.
Weather looks iffy, low 40's and wet is tough for an 8 year old kid. If he's miserable, we'll just quit, I don't want to turn him off to fishing. And too much rain today or tonight will blow it out. So, the normal fishing "if the stars align" stuff is in play, but it certainly could work out well here.
No real questions. Just seeing if anyone else is doing the mentored youth thing, and thought it deserved mention on the forum.
Weather looks iffy, low 40's and wet is tough for an 8 year old kid. If he's miserable, we'll just quit, I don't want to turn him off to fishing. And too much rain today or tonight will blow it out. So, the normal fishing "if the stars align" stuff is in play, but it certainly could work out well here.
No real questions. Just seeing if anyone else is doing the mentored youth thing, and thought it deserved mention on the forum.