Let's go fishing! Program teaches kids to fish in Pittsburgh
Let's go fishing! Program teaches kids to fish in Pittsburgh
I KNOW. DON’T JINX IT, MICHELLE. I’M. KNOCK ON WOOD. SOMEBODY. ALL RIGHT. FUN AND FISHING THIS WEEKEND AT CARNEGIE LAKE IN PITTSBURGH’S HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS THE LET’S GO FISHING CLUB. IT’S A CHANCE FOR URBAN FAMILIES TO FISH FOR FREE, MANY OF THEM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. ORGANIZERS SAY IT’S A GREAT WAY TO INTRODUCE LITTLE ONES TO FISHING WITHOUT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOBBY. WE ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF RODS LIKE WE BLEW THE RODS OUT TWICE. WE’VE BEEN HAVING TO ASK PEOPLE TO SHARE RODS, STARTED CREATING THESE BAMBOO RODS OUT OF SOME INVASIVE BAMBOO THAT’S GROWN IN MY BACKYARD. THE CLUB WILL HOLD THE EVENT EVERY SATURDAY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND EVEN INTO THE FALL. IF THE WEATHER ALLOWS. MY DAD TOOK ME FISHING A LOT. I CAUGHT A LOT OF TURTLES IN MY TIME. INTERESTING.
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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.