Crystal Blue Springs Trout Farm and Catch & Release ponds provide a hands-on fishing workshop for kids. The water erupts with feeding Rainbow Trout after food pellets are tossed in.
Camp Y-Koda's fishing campers gather around a Wolf Pack staffer and a large bass that was caught during the workshop. The Wolf Pack helped these youth learn how to fish different baits to produce different species of fish.
Roy and John greet the campers and explain what we have in store for them. This group ranged in age from 6 yrs. to 13 yrs. old.
After a quick briefing, we took them to see how the trout are raised on a trout farm, then we broke into our fishing groups and had a blast fishing the catch & release ponds.
This Camp Y-Koda youth caught a Large Mouth Bass. Each camper had a fishing pole with hook and bobber. The kids split worms, baited barbless hooks, and casted into the lake. We assisted them with casting techniques and finding the right depth to find the fish.
This fella tried a different bait and found that a Perch liked what he had to offer.
Trust me when I say that this little guy was excited when he caught his first Crappie, look at his smile....I can still here him saying "I caught a fish! I caught a fish! I caught a .... what kind is it?....Oh. I caught a Crappie! I caught a Crappie!"
Sweeeeet! These two campers stuck together and tried the Bass side of the pond with great results!
This camper had a plastic worm and was quite successful with it! Combine summer educational camps, experienced guides, Crystal Blue Springs, and nature -- you get a great learning experience!
John guides this group of "geese" up to the hatchery shed for their tour.
Two scoops of feed and watch the fish errupt!
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