10-21-2012, 06:15 PM
Our scout troop does a good amount of camping and between out trip to Vernon Resivior, Burraston Ponds and Yuba reservior we caught all of our scouts a fish for their fishing merit badge.
Burraston ponds would be a good place for this time of year, we went in the spring and it was muddy camping. Yuba is never muddy because of all the sand. Vernon was great camping. No one there but us, fishing was not bad at all and it was less than an hours drive.
Aslo as counslor, be aware that by completing the requirements for Fishing, the scouts are 1/2 way to flyfishing.
They need to tie a couple of flies, do a couple of more knots and cast a flyfishing rig, catch a couple of fish on a fly and identify some insects.
The first aid, types of outfits, leave no trace and regs portions of the badge have been completed in getting fishing.
Lots of merit badges are like this, the first aid requirements for many are exactly the same.
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Burraston ponds would be a good place for this time of year, we went in the spring and it was muddy camping. Yuba is never muddy because of all the sand. Vernon was great camping. No one there but us, fishing was not bad at all and it was less than an hours drive.
Aslo as counslor, be aware that by completing the requirements for Fishing, the scouts are 1/2 way to flyfishing.
They need to tie a couple of flies, do a couple of more knots and cast a flyfishing rig, catch a couple of fish on a fly and identify some insects.
The first aid, types of outfits, leave no trace and regs portions of the badge have been completed in getting fishing.
Lots of merit badges are like this, the first aid requirements for many are exactly the same.
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