It has been three years since I took on the job of getting more young kids involved in the sport of fishing in the role of provincial youth angling coordinator. In that time youth participation in seven different program areas has increased substantially.
One program, however, that needs more participation is probably my favourite because it gets right into the school system. Maybe your community and school would interested in a visit from our Reel Solutions for Youth travelling education tour? Through a grant from the Fisheries Enhancement Fund we are able to continue on with our program for another year. We plan to visit four locations in Manitoba during May and June during the school year. This would be a one day visit with a couple of hours of instruction and some fishing thrown in for good measure. At the end of the day, our participants will be able to walk home with their own fishing gear.