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Group seeks fishing hole just for kids
by Outspoken on Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:06 am
Group seeks fishing hole just for kids
BY CRAIG CROSBY
Staff Writer Kennebec Journal
CHINA -- Where most people see a cavernous hole in the ground, David Trahan sees laughing children, dancing fishing lines and a new generation learning why it's so much fun to spend time outside.
"This is a place where young people can get connected to the rural community," Trahan said.
The place Trahan talks about so fondly is a gravel pit off Dirigo Road in Weeks Mills.
For several months, Trahan has been talking to the pit's owners and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife about the possibility of creating a pond at the site to be turned into fishing grounds reserved for children 16 and younger.
The project is still in the early stages, but the group is ready to begin the process of securing permits and explaining the idea to the community.
"I don't really see any problems emerging," said Trahan, a new Republican in the Senate. "If we don't do this project, which is a win-win situation, the result would be we'd have a big hole in the ground. We're taking a site that would be unproductive and turning it into a recreational opportunity."
Trahan, who is president of the Lincoln County Fish and Game Club, established a youth fishing day last year at a quarry in his hometown of Waldoboro. The event proved wildly popular. Every child caught a fish -- which, for many, was a first.
"That kind of experience is one they will take with them forever," Trahan said. "I believe this is a great opportunity for parents and young people."
The fishing day was such a success that Trahan's club began work to establish the quarry as a youths-only area. The quarry, which once provided the town's drinking water, creates about an acre-and-a-half pond.
"It's just a perfect site for brook trout," Trahan said.
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/5677518.html
BY CRAIG CROSBY
Staff Writer Kennebec Journal
CHINA -- Where most people see a cavernous hole in the ground, David Trahan sees laughing children, dancing fishing lines and a new generation learning why it's so much fun to spend time outside.
"This is a place where young people can get connected to the rural community," Trahan said.
The place Trahan talks about so fondly is a gravel pit off Dirigo Road in Weeks Mills.
For several months, Trahan has been talking to the pit's owners and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife about the possibility of creating a pond at the site to be turned into fishing grounds reserved for children 16 and younger.
The project is still in the early stages, but the group is ready to begin the process of securing permits and explaining the idea to the community.
"I don't really see any problems emerging," said Trahan, a new Republican in the Senate. "If we don't do this project, which is a win-win situation, the result would be we'd have a big hole in the ground. We're taking a site that would be unproductive and turning it into a recreational opportunity."
Trahan, who is president of the Lincoln County Fish and Game Club, established a youth fishing day last year at a quarry in his hometown of Waldoboro. The event proved wildly popular. Every child caught a fish -- which, for many, was a first.
"That kind of experience is one they will take with them forever," Trahan said. "I believe this is a great opportunity for parents and young people."
The fishing day was such a success that Trahan's club began work to establish the quarry as a youths-only area. The quarry, which once provided the town's drinking water, creates about an acre-and-a-half pond.
"It's just a perfect site for brook trout," Trahan said.
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/5677518.html
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