Fishing
Leader Minutes
Fishing
This leader minute helps Cub Scouts understand how fishing applies to the Scout Oath and Law.
Den or Pack
Both
Supply List
None
Set-Up:
None
Directions
Before the Ceremony
Leader: Raise the Cub Scout sign and wait for quiet and attention.
Then say, “As we close our meeting today, I’d like to share a final thought with you,” and read Leader Minute.
During the Ceremony
Who here has told a fish story? I know I have. Around the campfire, we laugh as the fish get bigger, the rapids rougher, and the bears taller. We know it’s all in fun.
But not all fish stories are funny. Some are lies—what I call minnows and whoppers.
Minnows are the “little white lies” that seem harmless. Maybe you say you did your good turn today,
even if you didn’t. No big deal, right?
But every minnow makes it easier to tell a bigger lie. And those whoppers can hurt others—and yourself.
A Scout is trustworthy. So stick to the truth. Because minnows have a way of growing into whoppers.
