Let's go fishing! Program teaches kids to fish in Pittsburgh
Let's go fishing! Program teaches kids to fish in Pittsburgh
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Let's go fishing! Program teaches kids to fish in Pittsburgh
There was plenty of fun and fishing at Carnegie Lake in Pittsburgh's Highland Park neighborhood over the weekend.The Pittsburgh Let's Go Fishing club is a chance for urban families to fish for free, many of them for the first time.Organizers say it's a great way to introduce little ones to fishing without the associated costs."We actually ran out of rods. We've been having to ask people to share rods," co-organizer Phillip Papa said. "I started creating these bamboo rods out of some invasive bamboo that's growing in my backyard."The club plans to hold the event every Saturday during the summer months, and into the fall if the weather allows.
PITTSBURGH —
There was plenty of fun and fishing at Carnegie Lake in Pittsburgh's Highland Park neighborhood over the weekend.
The Pittsburgh Let's Go Fishing club is a chance for urban families to fish for free, many of them for the first time.
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Organizers say it's a great way to introduce little ones to fishing without the associated costs.
"We actually ran out of rods. We've been having to ask people to share rods," co-organizer Phillip Papa said. "I started creating these bamboo rods out of some invasive bamboo that's growing in my backyard."
The club plans to hold the event every Saturday during the summer months, and into the fall if the weather allows.
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