I've been taking my twin boys to Canada on a fishing trip every year since they were 2, they are now 24. The trips in early years were with power boats and had us staying in cabins. They love to fish, especially for Northerns and Musky, and are now very good fishermen, much better than me. I took them on a canoe camping fishing trip when they were about 12. They hated it. Too much work. The last 4 or 5 years they have been coming with me on my yearly canoe trip, mainly motivated by fishing. Last year I went on a trip from Nym to Sturgeon with my son Dan, just the two of us. He caught the biggest fish of his life. He loved it, but not only for the fishing. He finally has gained an appeciation for the adventure, the solitude, the scenery and the the sense of satisfaction from being self sufficient. It was a great trip. Just be patient and let them come to it in there own time, and if they don't, love them just the same.