Take a Final Summer Fishing Trip

Before summer ends, if you haven't been able to fish much, you might want to catch a weekend fishing trip with friends and family before the school year starts again. Of course, if you are retired, you can fish any time of the year. Fishing is possible at a private lake, a resort, or on public waters.

If you go to a fishing resort, you need to figure out the types of accommodations you need before you go. Do you need to rent a boat? Will the resort allow you to bring your own boat? Do you need to rent equipment. What kind of housing accommodations are there? Does the resort offer meals, or a breakfast, or do you need to cook your own? All these details need to be figured out before going on the trip, in order to have the most enjoyable trip.

If you are taking children, be sure to consider safety. Will it be easy to watch the children? Is there visibility where they can be easily seen, or can they wander off into the woods and get lost? Will the children be wearing life jackets or safety vests? Is there a place where the very young children can fish from a dock while older children are on a boat with some adults, dad or uncle or grandpa?

If you are going as a family, is there a cabin to cook meals? Is there any shopping nearby if you need to buy food? If you will be there for more than a day or two, is there a place to wash clothes, if needed? Be sure to bring proper footware. Be sure to think about things like bug spray and sun tan lotion. The more you plan before going on your trip, the more enjoyable your trip will be.