Bannstart

Aims

To provide a service and introduce children into angling. To provide them with a safe controlled environment where they can learn and develop an understanding of all aspects of angling and the natural environment. To promote angling as an avenue for a healthy and creative lifestyle as well as providing a focus for life long learning and leisure.

Objectives

• To teach children to have a respect for their environment and how to help to look after it.

• To teach children health and safety with special emphasis to water safety.

• To teach children many aspects of environmental science:
      Water quality and pollution
      Water side life including plants and animals
      Entomology
      Biology and physiology of fish
      and their identification

• To introduce children to fly fishing including:
      History of angling
      Tackle set up and use
      Knots
      Casting
      Flies and fly tying
      Presentation and leader set up
      Hooking, playing and landing fish
      Catch and release

Method

To provide a venue where children can come to a specialised fishery which has all the necessary facilities to run a programme like this. The venue must provide:
• An up to date risk assessment
• Disabled access and facilities
• Toilets
• Classroom
• Areas for casting practice both on and off water

To provide suitably qualified persons to deliver the programme:
• These coaches must be qualified and hold current certificates in the following:
      First aid
      Child protection
      Must be vetted
      Must carry their own third party liability
      Angling and fly fishing