Port Burwell youth fishing day

[tailfeathers]

Well the youth fishing day was an astounding success. Six boats where involved with some of the best Captain's in the business. Close to 100 yellow pickerel harvested 16 youth participants parents and crew. All the youth have now mastered a new skill or two. The smiles say it all!! Lots of the youth were elbows deep on the cleaning table. Thanks to Big otter for hosting and all the volunteers and a super thank you to all who donated. Should I mention the lead volunteer Davin of Real Therapy you done a great job with the organization of the event. Kudos to all. Side note not one youth was used as a chummer today as the lake was nice and flat.

 

[hvyhaul]

To see how this progressed from the initial phone call a long time ago is amazing.

Congrats to @Reel Therapy (Davin) for the vision, and to everyone else who gave so much of themselves to see it through .

Well done everyone!

 

[Cap'nkirk]

Have to agree, the smiles say it all. Good job everyone!

 

[GMAC]

Great job everyone. Such a nice thing to do.

 

[Twin fisher]

Such an amazing day. Thank you to all who had a hand in making this day happen. Smiles all around. I can’t wait to get involved next yr. Kids are still beaming from ear to ear with smiles

 

[Trevor M]

Great to see those smiles. I think they're hooked.

 

[ccr]

I just want to congratulate Reel Theraoy and Tailfeathers on the great weekend they organized for the kids. The smiles were wide and the laughter was loud.

 

[Steve1990***]

Thank you to all yhe captains ang big otter marina Amazing couple of days was very happy to be there to help and see the smiles on the kids faces as the rods were non stop going off
I'm been out fishing a lot but today had to be one of the best days if not the best ever and csnt wait to do this again next year

 

[Steve1990***]

Couple videos made from youth fishing day

 

[hvyhaul]

Nice videos, tells a great story of the time together.

 

[rockin-steelhead]

Congratulations to all involved to make the day successful as it was and to putting smiles on all of those faces.

 

[Mtelgin mike]

it was a great privilege to be part of this day. A special thanks to Tailfeathers and Reel Therapy for all the hard work you put in. The smiles say it all. Looking forward to next year.

 

[dgdm]

A huge thank you to everyone involved, my 12 and 14 year old had a great weekend and I could never have imagined everything that went into this event. We headed down Saturday and the weather did not cooperate, rather than it being a loss the organizers gave us an incredible and educational morning followed by a fantastic lunch. Sunday we ventured down again and had a great day of fishing. I could not believe how great a job everyone did on the Saturday to make a rain delay a good experience for the kids, the crew was all amazing on the boat, lots of patience even when kids asked the same question about 20 times in a row. first class all the way. thank you so much everyone.

Kids are already saying we should now try a salmon charter.

David

 

[hvyhaul]

I'm so pleased day one has been referenced @dgdm , personally I think that is the day that truly shows the passion and commitment the organizers and volunteers have.

 

[Reel Therapy]

What an incredible couple of days! Plan was to go on Sat morning after looking at various weather apps it looked as though the storm would pass.... Well they were all wrong. We made the decision to not go out on Sat but rather postpone the fishing until Sunday. That said Saturday was a very busy day for the kids! Thanks to our donors all of the kids went home with fishing rods, reels, tackle boxes and shirts. Saturday morning we showed them hands on how to fill the spool with line, tie on leaders and hooks, discussed what type of rods and reels we use on our boats, what type of lures we use and a special thanks to Al the local Game Warden who came in and talked to kids for over an hour about conservation, rules and safety. He answered every question that they had and they left with better understanding of why rules and regulations are in place. We then moved the group up to the tent where we all had sweet corn, burgers and hot dogs. (All possible through donations) While we didn't get out on Sat the interaction and conversations were great! Sunday we were a go! Everyone arrived early and shortly before 8 we headed out on a very flat Lake Erie. Then the fun began! Lots of fish lots of laughs and good times had by all.

I would like to thanks all of the great captains that donated their time and costs to make this happen
4x4 Fyshin
Tailfeathers
Blaster Charters
Scrim Shaw (Mike Shaw)
Fish Whisperer
RT Sport Fishing
Pop a Top (Big Otter)

If ever looking for a charter please look up one of these great Charter Captains.

I would also like to thanks all of the volunteers that made this day happen!
@hvyhaul amazing job on the brisket! picture below...

Looking forward to next year!