We have found that fishing seems to be a good activity that it is easy to social distance. For us on the BSA Fishing Committee, we have been capitalizing on this aspect of our favorite pastime by getting out and creating activities that you can still do while social distancing.
Our first initiative was to help Fishing Merit Counselors have access to a slide deck to teach it online. There has been wide acceptance and use of this course.
We then completed our own educational course, Certified Angling Instructor (CAI) Course to be presented online. The practical part of that course is being published so the course can be completed through distance learning. We have had such success with these online CAI courses. We used to think an in person class of 25 was a big class. The online classes are broken down into five 1 to 2 hour sessions. The average attendance is over 50 participants for the three classes we have already run.
Then, Fred Morrison, created a unit level 3 or 4 hour course. This course is to quickly get Cub Scout leaders to feel at ease taking their Pack or Den out to catch b