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Happy Fishers commenting on the Field Guides and Workshops!
Thank you so much for the book as my son was thrilled. He even found the fish he intends to catch with the hook provided (Special School of Fish Hook - Limited Len Thompson edition) in his new book (a big Northern Pike). Haha and instead of his usual 3 night time books, he just wanted more of his fish book. We don’t do a ton of ice fishing and aren’t very successful when we do, but my son can hold his own on water. As a biologist, it was really heart warming watching him be able to use the guide with ease, finding the fish he’s caught before, and we all learned something new about fish we didn’t realize were in our province!
One of my favourite things about the guide was precisely that it had something for everyone. Finding field guides (for any species) for kids has been an issue. They are all too simple, at best, and in my personal opinion, don’t do children’s ability to learn justice. Regular field guides are a bit too heavy on text and the font is too small to be readily used by children. Your field guide was the right mix of good information (with nice big text) and photos! My son is very interested in wildlife and we want to foster that interest, without it always being from behind a screen. It’s a really nice product and a lovely book!
Katherine RC (purchased the Fishes of Saskatchewan, 2021)
One of my favourite things about the guide was precisely that it had something for everyone. Finding field guides (for any species) for kids has been an issue. They are all too simple, at best, and in my personal opinion, don’t do children’s ability to learn justice. Regular field guides are a bit too heavy on text and the font is too small to be readily used by children. Your field guide was the right mix of good information (with nice big text) and photos! My son is very interested in wildlife and we want to foster that interest, without it always being from behind a screen. It’s a really nice product and a lovely book!
Katherine RC (purchased the Fishes of Saskatchewan, 2021)
Mount Royal University May, 2022
Consultants May, 2022
- The workshop was excellent/very helpful meeting my expectations. I learned a lot that can be applied to my career.
- The workshop was awesome and I learned a lot in a short period of time! Thanks so much for this Shona! I'm so excited to have my own copy of your famous ID guide and I will definitely recommend this workshop to everyone next year!
- The presentation was very informative and I learned a lot. I really enjoyed the hands on fish identification, and being able to figure out for myself what kind of fish it was. I liked being able to follow along with the provided field identification booklet as well. Very fun and interesting!
Consultants May, 2022
- The course was excellent. I came into the fish ID course not really knowing anything and felt overwhelmed with the first quiz but by end of course was able to ID fish and get some questions right! Thank you for sharing all your stories about when you started in the field.
- I have been an environmental consultant and feel so out of my element trying to break into the aquatics world. Nobody every talks about the pains of growing in a new field. I have been mentoring juniors in my field and try to instill that asking for help doesn't mean you don't know what you are doing, asking for help means you want to provide good service to the client and do a good job. Your stories inspired me not to worry if I don't know all the right answers right away:)
- The course was well organized and well presented with appropriate specimen samples available to view. I particularly liked the format of doing the fish quiz first, then reviewing the species characteristics and then followed by looking at the fish specimens again to try to identify them. Well done.
MacEwan University May, 2022
- The Workshop did meet my expectations and even exceeded them. The content was and presentation was well thought out and appropriate for the audience. You are a great teacher and bring the right amount of levity to the classroom. This one is fantastic for myself and the audience that was present. Great Job! I will / have recommended it. I never ever give 100% but you get a 5/5. Thank you, we enjoyed it!
- Above and beyond my expectations. Well organized and at a good pace with preserved samples. Your small bodied fish knowledge is very exciting and I am looking forward to applying this knowledge in the field.
