Fishing with a toddler
Submitted by TJ on Thu, 2016-03-10 10:39
Hi guys. I want to take my young fella out fishing for the first time, he's almost 4. Any LB spots you could recommend that are good for him, and a good chance of pulling out a fish? (I reckon I've got about a 10 minute window of concentration, so this is make or break 
) Pref metro area.
Thanks.
TJ
z00m
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Marina
I started my kids on the wharf on the western side of Mindarie marina. Pretty quiet there most of the time and always a fish of some sort. Remember, little kids don't know blowies are considered pests!
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Yup perfect spot. Also a
Yup perfect spot. Also a small jetty behind "THE BOAT" pub. Bream blowies tinny snapper all good fun
Jackfrost80
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Unless he is confident
Unless he is confident climbing rocks, I'd be looking at the river mate. Not many LB spots NoR except the disabled ramp at Hillarys where you are all but guarenteed to catch fook all.
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derek
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teach em young
The jetties ner Mount Henry bridge are reasonably safe
Swompa
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I take my 2yo out on the boat
I take my 2yo out on the boat a fair bit and trusting there is an Ipad around with giggle and Hoot on, she waves in and out of fishing interest.
Last time we went out, she caught a trumpeter and was stoked at catching an "ish"
Few whiting, blowies and silver bream in close near the horse beach in Kwinana. Depends on where you live really.
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I took my 5y old out on the
I took my 5y old out on the boat for the first time with an iPad. Ended up with 1 very sick child and one smashed iPad screen
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z00m
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Best thing when my kids were
Best thing when my kids were 5 on the boat was a bucket or the live bait tank. They enjoyed their new pets for a while, said their goodbyes and caught some more pets. Hours of entertainment. Also cut the sharp point of a hook and get them to put their own bait (prawns) on. They liked that almost as much as the fishing and a few small fish still stayed attached.
Jackfrost80
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I rigged up a simple poly
I rigged up a simple poly pipe circulation system in my bait holder for holding live bait. Didnt think of it as a mini aquarium
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dano83
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Yer river is good option
Yer river is good option plenty of small bream around... Buts kids are happy catching anything
Pob
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Used to take my kids to
Used to take my kids to Riverton a lot, mullet for bait, almost non stop on little bream, keeps them interested and we've pulled a few out of there over 35cm which keeps me happy too