Is there fishing classes for kids?

 Hey fellas, basically I've had it with my missus signing up my kids to all these stuff on my one day off. Tennis, swimming, piano, guitar. Every second week I have to take the kids to all these things, I don't mind except I'm stuck with all these people( mostly mums) for the whole day talking about cup cakes and such...

As fishing is apparently ' Australia's most popular recreational acivity' , is there any fishing lessons for my kids to attend at some fishing club weekly? Heck, I'm paying for all these other things I might as well pay for something that I enjoy doing with my kids, and hanging out with fellow fishos and talk crap about fishing for a couple of hours. 

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you could always teach them

Thu, 2013-02-28 18:25

yourself roo. Specify a day to the missus and head down to a nearby jetty/beach. I'm looking at doing the same thing with my kid if you're north of river. Sometimes recfishwest run clinics for kids -check website.

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 do it youself I reckon, just

Thu, 2013-02-28 18:23

 do it youself I reckon, just go down to somewhere like claremont jetty

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It's gotto be classes

Thu, 2013-02-28 18:51

 Should have realized that my missus hates fishing before I married her 10 years ago, well what's done is done:). Every fishing session I have becomes a big 'i owe you'. So going to classes weekly I guess voids that.

Not to mention at the moment my brother just flew out of Perth today to exmouth to fish on strike and peak this weekend and I was supposed to go.........:( she reckons that after going to kalbarri during the Aussie day weekend, going on this one is tooooo much fishing. 

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Sounds like you need a new

Sat, 2013-03-02 17:27

Sounds like you need a new Mrs, not lessons for the kids

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Just have to tell the Mrs you

Thu, 2013-02-28 18:34

Just have to tell the Mrs you want to teach the youngens to fish .. as long as you make it fun they'll be hassling you forever .. however , there's nothing wrong with talking about hot moist muffins aka ( cupcakes ) with other mums IMO ..

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Brainwashing

Thu, 2013-02-28 19:00

 My kids are being brainwashed I think. My 5 year old boy  said to me the other day ' why do you like fishing daddy? Fishing is boring.' 

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there used to be a fishing

Thu, 2013-02-28 18:49

there used to be a fishing school down at Marmion and Safety bay not sure if still operating

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Club

Thu, 2013-02-28 20:54

Most metro fishing clubs have a junior division.  Try the surf casting and angling club for land based or the maac for more boat orientated stuff 

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ammo jetty

Thu, 2013-02-28 22:19

 go to the ammo jetty if you can find a spot,teach the kids to catch a few scalies ,my dad used to take me fishing when i was 3 years old and i was hooked from catching scales flathead,mulloway etc landbased,if any1 is willing to pay me, i will teach all the kids to fish lol,i used to coach soccer for the under 8s at tuarthill when my son was playing,or get a group of dads together and form your own fishing club................

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http://www.recfishwest.org.au

Fri, 2013-03-01 07:00

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 I might be able to do it if

Fri, 2013-03-01 15:49

 I might be able to do it if you want? I might be able to claim it on community service at school.

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Thanks fellas

Fri, 2013-03-01 20:02

 Will give the recfishwest a look.

Breamslayer, you should try and organize something, lots to learn about fishing. I've been fishing since I was 5 and I'm still learning. 

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The Fishing School

Sat, 2013-03-02 16:33

https://plus.google.com/100587432174775149466/about?gl=au&hl=en

Peter at the Fishing School is a top bloke who knows his stuff.  He teaches classes to school groups starting with knots and components, then casting lessons on the oval then out for fishing trips on the river or the moles/coast. Dunno if he does one on one but I cant see why not if the price was right.

He is also a butcher by trade and teaches fish filleting classes at tafe etc.

Bryan