Did a scout mission today on another part of lake with the tribe, we are many.
Mixed bag. Mostly jigging. We teach to keep a meal and let the rest go for next time.
Scouts tomorrow.
Fun stuff indeed with friends and family staying overnight.

I really enjoy seeing those pictures of youngsters getting out with your family Rich,those will help bring back the memories in the future.

Thanks Jack. Its all about the memories. Photographs are just so easy these days so I try and take many for them to share long after I'm gone. I enjoy looking at the few we took years past from my childhood. Back then it was difficult to get film and pictures developed
I don't think there is one person who knows me can say I'm a homebody or don't spend more time outdoors than in.

Here was yesterday's cub scout event.
Not 1 person has ever been on a frozen lake before besides my grandson with red jacket ( scout) and me .
The scout master ( pictured) was lame.

I'm considering doing some ice fishing tournaments with my grandchildren.
I'm not really a proponent of tournament fishing so I'm kinda torn.
The one aspect of considering this is because its all just a kids division, all to proceed kids events and I think the kids might have fun .
The other aspect is I can take my grandchildren fishing anytime without a competition event.

Thoughts ?

hot tuna
I'm considering doing some ice fishing tournaments with my grandchildren.
I'm not really a proponent of tournament fishing so I'm kinda torn.
The one aspect of considering this is because its all just a kids division, all to proceed kids events and I think the kids might have fun .
The other aspect is I can take my grandchildren fishing anytime without a competition event.

Thoughts ?

I never chime in on the NY boards, but read most of 'em.  Really enjoy your posts HT!  
 
I'm not a fan of fishing tournaments either, but I've taken my 8 year old son to local one here north of Pittsburgh, PA a few times.  He loves it, cause he's pretty good at fishing on his own and he kinda likes to show off his fishing skills.  Even though the prizes are fishing gear that's basically junk to us, it puts a smile on his face to win something.  
 
Plus, the idea that the proceeds go to kids . . . that's good stuff there.  

While I have only worked the kid's ice derbies that the club of which I am a member holds, I  have taken kids to local and club trout derbies.  I found that they added a bit of additional motivation for hesitant kids, who, while their initial interest may have been in "winning", often got the necessary exposure to fishing to develop an interest in going even  when there were no prizes other than the experience itself.  And my daughter has some nice rods and reels that she won, and is still using ( I convinced her that she was too old for the " tinkerbell" spincasters LOL).

Was involved in running the annual PBA fishing derby in our town for years.
It was always a big deal and a great success with many participants and all proceeds back to kids prizes and a heavy stocking.
Businesses and organizations lined up to donate every year.
One guys business gave a couple of thousand specifically for the trout for decades.
Now its just a memory- lack of participation in this modern world.
 
Congrats Rich for helping to expose kids to the outdoors they may not otherwise experience.

Thanks for the response and insight folks.
I'm heading north for Lakers on Saturday. Pretty sure a grandson will join, he's 6 years old and been out fishing me on trout so far this season.
Unfortunately, we can't make the tournament the following weekend now anyway. It certainly gives me thoughts into scheduling 1 or 2 next season for the reasons above stated.
I will still avoid the open water ones though.

My first outdoor form of enjoyment is Deer Hunting.
As one gets along in time however things change and unfortunately so does the manner in which you enjoy your sports.
Instead of long still hunts into the woods I now keep much closer to a trail where I can easily drag, also I no longer climb trees and use ground blinds.
This clearly diminishes the numbers seen as ya aren't always going to the places you have found over time where 'they' hang out.
There is a reward for long sits however as I have taken 5 bucks in the past 5 years ( two one year and none last year).
Three were real nice shooters and 2 were lesser bucks.
Only because I put in a real lot of time on those secondary places.
Frankly it is nowhere near the fun as still hunting the ridges in far off places, but --hey-- ya gotta keep going till they throw dirt on ya.
Same for fishing- no more trecks into areas where few if anybody else goes- -turning into a 'near the bridge' guy.
Last season I knew where a real nice shooter hung out but it was just too deep for me to ever get him out should I have been so lucky  to actually score. Sat on an area ( a LOT) where I thought he may come and go- he did--at night lol.

r3g3,
Here's a faded memory from childhood of fun stuff.  I remember going to Hubbard Park and seeing penned up deer while going up to the castle to catch those great views of Meriden CT.