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- Joined
- May 31, 2000
This is another of those "your mileage may vary" things but honestly, if it is kids fishing nobody cares and will want you to have fun. Just be cool about it.
One thing we learned last time at fort wilderness. I always went up there to the rental shack and bought worms because I sort of thought of that as the price of admission I guess. The last time, the lady said something like "you know, you could buy worms for ~$5 (I don't remember exactly), or you can buy hotdogs for ~$5, and have some of the hotdogs left for lunch." It was a decent enough point, and the blue gills seemed to like the hot dog chunks as much as the worms.
My son is 6, and has dipped his line at SSR and CBR and Ft. Wilderness (several times), and the pond behind the bbq grills at kidani. Before we did it at Kidani I talked with the cms there who were hanging out at the bbq pavillion trying not to work. They were all for it. But honestly, I don't think there are any fish in that pond, at least he got skunked that day. He got skunked at SSR, too, we just went to the pond that was outside our room. He has a pretty short attention span, but he really wants to do it. We usually just go over to the fort because then we can make a trip out of it with pony rides and play grounds, etc. And now his little sister has gotten in to it so that is just easier.
Now this is all little kids with little kid poles, someone might be more likely to frown on grown-ups with big rig set ups looking all serious.
Honestly, If I was at VWL I'd just go over to ft. wilderness rather than fishing in the lake, but that's just me and I say that because I know our kids have fun there and I know they'll catch a fish there.
One thing we learned last time at fort wilderness. I always went up there to the rental shack and bought worms because I sort of thought of that as the price of admission I guess. The last time, the lady said something like "you know, you could buy worms for ~$5 (I don't remember exactly), or you can buy hotdogs for ~$5, and have some of the hotdogs left for lunch." It was a decent enough point, and the blue gills seemed to like the hot dog chunks as much as the worms.
My son is 6, and has dipped his line at SSR and CBR and Ft. Wilderness (several times), and the pond behind the bbq grills at kidani. Before we did it at Kidani I talked with the cms there who were hanging out at the bbq pavillion trying not to work. They were all for it. But honestly, I don't think there are any fish in that pond, at least he got skunked that day. He got skunked at SSR, too, we just went to the pond that was outside our room. He has a pretty short attention span, but he really wants to do it. We usually just go over to the fort because then we can make a trip out of it with pony rides and play grounds, etc. And now his little sister has gotten in to it so that is just easier.
Now this is all little kids with little kid poles, someone might be more likely to frown on grown-ups with big rig set ups looking all serious.
Honestly, If I was at VWL I'd just go over to ft. wilderness rather than fishing in the lake, but that's just me and I say that because I know our kids have fun there and I know they'll catch a fish there.
