I had my daughter out in the boat at 1 yr, just riding around though. This spring (2 yrs on 3-26) she has been crappie fishing with me several times. She really enjoys watching the minnows in the bucket and kissing the fish before we throw them back. She even fell out this february when the water temp was 50, luckily we were close to the ramp and got her dry quick. The wife still hassles me about that one :LOL2: Just plan on watching your kid and any fishing you get in is a bonus. Hopefully by the time she is 6/7, she'll be way into it.