This Saturday Pack 419 is putting on a program at Frisco’s annual “Trick-a-Trout” youth fishing program, and they are looking for assistance from local units with older boys who can assist in presentations on fishing. If anyone in your units would like to participate…please contact LOUIS SCHAFFER at: louisshaffer@hotmail.com to help out. They don’t need to prepare any lesson plans, just be ready to assist younger kiddos.

When? 8am to 11pm on February 13th (this Saturday)
Where? The Lake at Frisco Commons Park

Contact LOUIS SCHAFFER at: louisshaffer@hotmail.com

Sorry to ask you at the last minute. We are having a fishing event this weekend. It seems that things are coming together better than I had hoped. The City of Frisco hosts an annual Trick-a-Trout. This is when the city stocks the lake at Frisco Commons park with about 3,000 trout. On Saturday, February 13th, they have kids only fishing from 8 am-11 am.

Well… in the front of this month’s Scouter magazine there is a fishing program called “Takemefishing.com.” Thinking this was kind of neat, I am implementing the program at this year’s Trick-a-Trout. So far, I have the local State of Texas biologist presenting the local fish types and locations, the Dallas Area Fly-fishing Club presenting casting, Coast Guard Reserves doing boat safety, and Troop 51 presenting fishing knots and rigging. I would like to be able to present to the general public as well as my Cub Scout Pack, 419. Usual attendance is at least over 100 kids

I was wondering if you would be able to contact any local Boy Scout Troops in Frisco to help with the presentations and just reinforcing the lessons of the presenters. They would not have to do any preparation, just help keep the kid focused on the task at hand. I have contacted Troop 298, but they are having their monthly camp out this weekend.

I would appreciate what you can do.

Louis Shaffer

Pack 419, Cubmaster