Jason Miczek

Short Stories: Fishing

The Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Department held a Kid's Fishing Day at the Hwy 521 Recreation Center in south Charlotte. About 20 participants learned to bait a hook, cast and other basic fishing techniques.

Charlotte residents Jonathan Tucker, left, 11, and Kyle Hairston, 7.
   
Jacob Martin, a nine-year-old from Charlotte, re-baits his fishing rod.
   
Zebco rod and reel combos.
     
  
The bait? Harris Teeter canned whole corn kernels.
   
Outdoor recreation specialist Kevin A. Pimentel, center kneeling, gives a rod and reel combo to 7-year-old Kyle Hairston of Charlotte.
   
Lauren Hairston, left, an 8-year-old from Charlotte, gets casting help from volunteer Scott Martin.
     
  
Charlotte resident Taivon Sams, 5, sits on the bank of a pond for fish.
   
Zebco rods.
   
Daija Sams, a six-year-old angler from Charlotte, readies to catch fish.
     
  
The catch? Small bream.