FISHING
Fishing club proves strong lure for students
By Katherine Lacaze
For Seaside Signal
Being in nature, stand-
ing beside a river holding
a fishing rod or searching
for cockles in wet sand, can
initiate an experience that
engages all of a person’s
senses in a mystical and
meditational way.
“Above anything else,
there’s something kind of
magical about being out-
doors,” said Seaside High
School English teacher
Mark Mizell, who oversees
the school’s fishing club.
Take, for example, going
clam-digging on a peace-
ful night, under the stars,
when the dark expanse of
the beach is speckled with
glowing lanterns — “it’s
unbelievable,” Mizell said.
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Fishing, crabbing, clam-
ming and simply exploring
the wild, untamed coun-
tryside; the fishing club is
designed to help students
develop and expand their
passion and interest in ac-
tivities such as these.
“Even if you don’t catch
fish, it’s not that big of a
deal,” Mizell said.
Freshman
Andrew
Loke, one of the relative-
ly small club’s core mem-
bers, echoed this sentiment.
His favorite part of fishing
and other outdoor activi-
ties, he said, is “wander-
ing around.” Beside a bay,
surrounded by the woods
or on the beach, a person is
compelled to “go explore
the wilderness and ponder
questions,” Loke said.
What can make these ex-
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Seaside High School freshman Andrew Loke, a member of
the fishing club, demonstrates the technique of fly casting.
periences more enjoyable is
sharing them with a friend,
family member or peer,
whether that means swap-
ping stories of struggles and
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where the fishing club
comes in. It was started in
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Friday of each month, the
group meets to discuss
what activity they would
like to do for that month.
The year started off
with a full-day field trip to
Tillamook County in mid-
December. The highlight
was raking for cockles and
hunting for red rock crabs
and softshell clams at Ne-
tarts Bay. The students also
toured a couple cheese fac-
tories and viewed lighthous-
es on their road trip through
Tillamook. When they ar-
rived back to Seaside, they
dined on the day’s haul.
Other club activities
held so far this year have
included shorter, simpler
sessions on tying flies, like
the Woolly Bugger and
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teaching position out East.
While starting it, Robbins
asked Mizell to join him as
a co-adviser.
Mizell’s father took him
fishing when he was in the
seventh grade, and “it end-
ed up being something I’ve
done all my life,” he said.
Now, he hopes to share that
affinity with the club mem-
bers and introduce them “to
a few things they maybe
haven’t done before.”
The club, which started
in November, is fairly low-
key. In addition to Loke,
the other regulars include
freshmen Nate Ryan and
Fernando Dzul Fisher. Of-
ten other students will join
for a meeting or activity.
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