'Learn 2 Fish with Us' May 16 at Hartman Creek State Park
WAUPACA, Wis. - People interested in learning how to fish can attend a free "Learn 2 Fish with Us" event on Saturday, May 16 at Hartman Creek State Park.
Learn 2 Fish with Us is a not-for-profit company founded by Greg Karch, a certified angler educator and instructor. Learn 2 Fish with Us has hosted more than 100 fishing clinics educating more than 15,000 anglers in Wisconsin since 2006.
Karch and volunteers will present a "Fishing Basics" seminar that reviews safety, open and closed faced combo reels, casting techniques, fish identification and parts of a fish, bait and aquatic invasive species.
The seminar will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Allen Lake shelter in the park. While the event is free, a daily or annual state park admission sticker is required for entry into the park.
This workshop schedule includes:
· 10 to 10:15 a.m. - Register
· 10:15 to 11 a.m. - Fishing Basics Seminar
· 11 to 11:30 a.m. - Practice casting with the youth and families
· 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Go fishing (there will be fishing equipment and bait available or participants may bring their own )
· 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. - Hand out door prizes.
· 12:45 to 2 p.m. - Continue to fish and work with kids on casting by the water.
The first 50 children to register will receive a door prize and this will be a great token to draw. Prizes will be from Fishing Poles, T shirts, water bottles.
In 2013, Karch received an award from the National Professional Anglers Association for Outstanding Service and Dedication for helping to grow the sport of fishing.
For more information about Learn 2 Fish with Us, visit the organization's website at learn2fishwithus.com (exit DNR). More information about Hartman Creek State Park is available by searching the Department of Natural Resources website for keywords "Hartman Creek."
A second Learn 2 Fish with Us seminar will be held at Peninsula State Park onSunday, July 19. For details on this and other events, search the DNR website for keywords "Get Outdoors."