| In the Ontario Fisherman, the editor and | | | | graduated to the bailing-can approach, my Dad |
| field staff have constantly promoted what we | | | | began taking me fishing. In the late |
| feel to be worthwhile ideals for Ontario's | | | | fifties, fishing Lake Erie in its heyday, Dad |
| two-million-plus anglers i.e. commitments to | | | | saw to it that my brothers and I had the |
| catch-and-release sportfishing, support for | | | | necessary tools-of-the-trade to go fishing- |
| fish-rearing and hatchery projects, | | | | whenever the mood struck us (and the lake let |
| opposition to gill netting and incidental | | | | us)- rods 'n' reels, tackle, bait and a small |
| catches, and the belief that fishing should | | | | boat and motor. But he just didn't turn us |
| be a shared, family experience. In my own | | | | loose on the lake to wreak havoc. |
| fishing, I have tried to put into practice a | | | | Systematically, Dad began educating us on the |
| "Take a Kid Fishing" attitude.Why? That's | | | | important skills we would need to ensure |
| simple. As a tot, as soon as I had mastered | | | | safety, success, and enjoyment. |
| the simple toilet-training routine and | | | | |