Fishing advice?

[Heroic Shrimp]

So my 10 year old son went away to camp this summer, went fishing, and now desperately wants to fish again.  I know pretty much nothing about fishing and am relying on him to take charge with equipping the rod, the tackle box, and the bait, and I know we need to get a licence or permit.  Anyway, I have no idea where to take him.  There's a canned fishing place close to where we live, but you have to keep what you catch, and we would rather just catch and release.  So... we need to figure out an easy place I can take him around Toronto or north of it to go fishing off a dock or pier for a few hours.  Any recommendations on where to take him?

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

http://www.ontario.ca/travel-and-recreation/city-fishing

Seems to have some good info.

As for the rod and bait fundamentals, let him show you, he'll get a kick out of that, but if you want to grease the wheels a little you can pick up most of the basics on youtube.

 

[Frank E]

So my 10 year old son went away to camp this summer, went fishing, and now desperately wants to fish again.  I know pretty much nothing about fishing and am relying on him to take charge with equipping the rod, the tackle box, and the bait, and I know we need to get a licence or permit.  Anyway, I have no idea where to take him.  There's a canned fishing place close to where we live, but you have to keep what you catch, and we would rather just catch and release.  So... we need to figure out an easy place I can take him around Toronto or north of it to go fishing off a dock or pier for a few hours.  Any recommendations on where to take him?

I'd get some gloves, and youtube how to remove hook from the fish.  Get small hooks.

As far as bait, we'd just dig up some earthworms in the back yard.

Probably good idea to fish where there's just some Sunfish or other small fish to catch.  As a rookie, you don't want to be trying to reel in and unhook a Pike.