Yesterday we had the privilege of taking some of the science students from Pahokee High School fishing at the Pahokee Marina. The week before, I had attended their classes and spoke to them about fishing safety and the importance of sustainable fishing, and following class they were all extremely excited to go out and try catch some fish.
The fishing started off extremely slow, but as time went on the students realized that patience was the trick to catching fish. The students caught catfish, bluegills, and sunfish, and yes as you can see in the bottom photo, they even caught my flip flop that fell into the water!
I would like to thank Ms. Mcauley and all her students at Pahokee High School for a wonderful day on Lake Okeechobee, and for showing me that there are fish in Lake O. We have fished around the lake twice prior to this trip and never caught anything.
We are starting an after school fishing program at Pahokee High School next week, and are extremely excited to work with their students.
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