ABOUT CHARLIE’S ANGLERS

WHAT TO EXPECT

FISHING CAMP OVERVIEW

Children in a classroom learning how to use black rifles with an instructor.
Children playing with remote-controlled cars in a park with trees and open grassy area.

DAY 2

  • Drop-off at Darby

  • Day 1 re-cap + practice

  • Angler ethics and respect

  • Casting safety + practice + competition

  • Coastal ecology + saltwater species

  • Rig + lure + bait demo

  • Expectations for the dock

  • Pick-up at Darby

Children fishing on a covered outdoor pier next to a body of water, supervised by an adult.

DAY 3

  • Drop-off at Mt. Pleasant Pier

  • Hunt fiddler crabs in the marsh to use as bait

  • Re-cap Day 1 and 2; safety + responsibility + respect

  • Rig poles and get fishin’!

  • Popsicle and snack break

  • Pick-up at Mt. Pleasant Pier

Group of children with buckets sitting on ground with a woman at a pavilion near a waterfront.

DAY 4

  • Drop-off at Mt. Pleasant Pier

  • Hunt for fids'

  • Rig poles and get fishin’!

  • Popsicle and snack break

  • Prizes for “tokens” + winner gets a new fishing pole!

  • Pick-up at Mt. Pleasant Pier

DAY 1

  • Drop-off at Darby

  • Decorate “chuck-it” buckets + discuss “tokens” (given for behavior, learned skills, safety, etc.)

  • Expectations + responsibilities

  • Gear + tackle overview; rod assembly, knots, rigging, baiting

  • Pick-up at Darby

FISHING CLASS OVERVIEW

Children and adults enjoy a picnic by the water under a bridge, with some kids sitting on the ground or on a bench, others playing on a swing, and various picnic items and buckets around them.
A group of children and adults walking in a line through a grassy field on a sunny day with scattered clouds.
Group of children and a woman sitting on a bench by the waterfront, smiling at the camera.

INSTRUCTION

  • Gear + tackle overview; rod assembly + knots + rigging + baiting

  • Rigs + lures + bait overview

  • Coastal ecology + saltwater species overview

FISHING + FUN

  • Catch bait - hunt for fiddler crabs + cast net + crab trap

  • Casting safety + practice

  • Rig poles and get fishin’!

INTRODUCTION

  • Meet at fishing spot (Mt. P Pier, Shem Creek, etc.)

  • Discuss experience level(s) + expectations + goals

  • Angler ethics + respect + responsibilities