what age?

What age is the right age to get a child interested in fishing?
I have a 7 year old who keeps asking me to bring him along. Is this too young for the odd trip.

Is there anywhere easily accessible, child friendly and within driving distance of Dublin, and with fish no matter how small?

What age is the right age to get a child interested in fishing?
I have a 7 year old who keeps asking me to bring him along. Is this too young for the odd trip.

Is there anywhere easily accessible, child friendly and within driving distance of Dublin, and with fish no matter how small?

Theres no right or wrong age IMO, if the child is 'around fishing' activies and talk they will become interested in it.

My young fella is 3 and a half and is obsessed with peelers, lug worm and Bass!
He sits there watching me servicing reels etc.....its the only time hes quiet !!!!
Il have him out in a couple of weeks for a few macks to see how he takes to it

my 5 year old is showing interest he comes digging with me for lug ,he,s a pain in the ass to bring fishing ,as he,s into everything ,turn your back for a second and he,s up to no good cant figure out where he get,s that from he saw a pic of eric holding a 20 cm smoothie and wanted to know why it wasnt in the fridge i,ll give him a few more years yet

What age is the right age to get a child interested in fishing?
I have a 7 year old who keeps asking me to bring him along. Is this too young for the odd trip.

Is there anywhere easily accessible, child friendly and within driving distance of Dublin, and with fish no matter how small?

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22852 Check this out , not far to drive, no walking , no casting, easy pesy fishing.

i was started when i was 4 year old, and i started my lad when he was 4 just to follow in my foot steps that was 12 years ago cant beleive time moves so quickly.
a sea scorpion and flounder were his first fish on his first day fishing shankill beach great memories i still have the picture

http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22852 Check this out , not far to drive, no walking , no casting, easy pesy fishing.

Brilliant Paul Thanks

If they show an interest, give them a rod. My eldest girl started at 3 with a 21/2lb trout and then progressed to the sea and fished boat and shore comps from abt 10. Although not a member of the club the guys didnt mind and just as well for she beat us many a time. Just startin my latest 2 of 4 and 5 and the eldest of them is a girl. Down the side of harbour walls are a good place to let them feel the bites and catch a few.This gets them interested but be sure to put them back, they like to see them swim off again. Be patient have fun and you will have a fishing buddy for life. Enjoy and tight lines.

i have my 10 year old girl peeling crab to perfection, shes already hooked some young lad in the hoodie with a spinner though so still a bit lethal, shes just finished an 8 week course flyfishing with glenda powell on the blackwater part of a waterford schools initiive and loved it

my fellas not even 2 days old yet! is that a bit soon i reckon its the only way ill get out in the next month or so

my fellas not even 2 days old yet! is that a bit soon i reckon its the only way ill get out in the next month or so

Nice one Dennis...congrats on the baby...

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=22789 Have a look at this link.
my 2 kids come fishing with me 1 is 7 and the other is 3

fintan

my fellas not even 2 days old yet! is that a bit soon i reckon its the only way ill get out in the next month or so

congrats om
n the new arrival,
by the way my little is 3months now and still havent got out fishing
maybe the wife migth let me out this wkend

Nice one Dennis...congrats on the baby...

congrats on the new arrival,
by the way my little is 3months now and still havent got out fishing
maybe the wife migth let me out this wkend

cheers lads, called him Conor and he was 9lbs 10oz, the missus is in bits from him. glad its them doin the work, no man on earth would be able for it .

Congrats mate

your all doomed specialy keith you should have swapped that rod for pampers

I'd say get him fishing, I think I started when I was 5 or 6 and I was hooked! I remember a newspaper cut out from the Derry Journal when my granda took me up to Creggan Reservoir in Derry and I hooked a 2 1/2lb rainbow on the fly in a fishing comp. Haven't had a trout as big since

i'd say bring him along i started my kids at 3 or 4years old only one of them has taken to it he is now 10 but is more fanatical about fishing than me he also has better gear than me
so pick a safe spot and see how it goes its great craic hopefully he will like it and you will have a fishing buddy for life