CC2DAY Fund of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Awards Grant to Learn 2 Fish With Us

Thank you Art Dumke for awarding us a grant from the CC2DAY Fund of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. This grant will be used to host our 2024 Fishing Clinics across the Oshkosh and Fox Valley. Together we will make a difference in our communities!!
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Doug and Mary Gunderson Family Fund Awards Grant to Learn 2 Fish With Us

Thank you Greg and Amy Gunderson for awarding us a grant from the Doug and Mary Gunderson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. This grant will be used to host our 2024 Fishing Clinics. Together we will make a difference in our communities!!
 
 
 
 
 

Winneconne High School Fishing Team Lends A Hand

Captain Greg presented his Icing Panfish On The Bago System to the Winneconne High School Fishing Team on Tuesday, December 19th.  The Fishing team learned locations to fish, the gear Captain Greg uses, electronics and different fishing presentations to hopefully help them during their tournament season out on ice.  After the seminar the Winneconne High School Fishing Team  helped rigged over ninety fishing combos with a sinker, hook and bobber which will be given out at future Learn 2 Fish Us fishing clinics!!  Thanks so much Winneconne High School Fishing Team  for your help!!

Icing Panfish On The Bago And Wisconsin Lakes A Huge Success!!

Sticking to our mission which is; ‘Grow the sport of fishing by educating and inspiring beginner and experienced anglers’,, Icing Panfish On The Bago And Wisconsin Lakes was for the beginner and experienced angler.  Captain Greg developed Icing Panfish On The Bago And Wisconsin Lakes for the Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo but has been and will be used to present to High School Fishing Teams across the state.  How cool is this!!  Attendees learned; locations to fish, presentations, equipment, electronics, safety and so much more!!  The seminar room was packed!!

Future Anglers Learn Ice Fishing Basics During The Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo!!!

Captain Greg, Learn 2 Fish With Us, Future Angler Foundation and the Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo partnered to host a Ice Fishing Basics seminar at the Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo on Saturday, December 9th.  Over sixty youth attended the Ice Fishing Basics seminar and received an ice fishing combo and NPAA Future Pro shirt thanks to the Future Angler Foundation and National Professional Anglers Association.

Ice Fishing Basics reviewed the skills and equipment needed to begin ice fishing which included the following; staying warm, ice fishing safety, augers, fishing combos, tip ups, electronics, artificial and live bait, knots, fish identification, aquatic invasive species and so much more!! 

When Captain Greg asked the youth ‘Are you ready to go ice fishing?’ they all yelled YES!!!  After that question Captain Greg asked the youth ‘Are you ready for your FREE ice fishing combo and shirt?’ they all yelled YES!!!  What a fun time with the families at the Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo!!

Captain Greg Presents Icing Panfish On The Bago and Wisconsin Lakes To Kaukauna High School Fishing Team

Today Captain Greg had the pleasure of presenting his Icing Panfish on the Bago System for the Kaukauna High School Fishing Team!! What a great fishing team. The Kaukauna High School Fishing Team will be rigging a couple hundred fishing combos for our upcoming 2024 Learn 2 Fish With Us fishing clinics!! Thank you so much for your help and wanting to grow the sport of fishing to future generations!!

Mission Accomplished In 2023!!

Learn 2 Fish With Us and our volunteers hosted so many fishing clinics in 2023, educating over five thousand youth and families to the great sport of fishing.  To date, Learn 2 Fish With Us has hosted nearly four hundred FREE fishing clinics since their inception in 2009. 

This year’s fishing clinics were hosted for schools all across Wisconsin, YMCA’s, Boys & Girls Clubs, United States Forest Service, Sport Shows, State and local parks, Park & Recs, Scouts, Breakfast on the Farm, Bike and Fish, and so many more organizations across Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan.  What an accomplishment for Captain Greg, Learn 2 Fish With Us and our awesome volunteers!! 

Captain Greg, founded Learn 2 Fish With Us in 2009 and has been averaging thirty fishing clinics a year, since its inception.   All Learn 2 Fish With Us fishing clinics are FREE to the organizations due to their great sponsors which include: National Professional Anglers Association, Shakespeare, Berkley, J.J. Keller Foundation Inc., Lake Poygan Sportsman’s Club, Mercury Marine, WOWGEE,  Dave’s Musky Club, Madison Fishing Expo, Art Dumke, Greg & Kristen Strehlow, Future Angler Foundation, Off Shore Tackle Company, Tru-Turn Hooks, Northland Tackle, Bass Pro / Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, The Boat Doc and so many other great donors!!  If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us at captaingreg@learn2fishwithus.com.

When an organization contacts Learn 2 Fish With Us, Captain Greg works with them to determine the best fishing clinic for them.  A fishing clinic will always start out with a fishing seminar, which will provide education on the skills and equipment needed to begin or advance in fishing.  If there is additional time, youth will attend hands on education stations which would consist of casting, knot tying and so much more.  If water is nearby, or group will host a field trip to water, youth will go fishing from shore with Captain Greg and Learn 2 Fish With Us volunteers.

Learn 2 Fish With Us host three different seminars.  The first seminar is ‘Fishing Basics’ which educates youth, families and adults to all the skills and equipment need to begin fishing.  ‘Fishing Basics’ educates attendees on; safety while fishing, spin cast and spinning fishing combos, casting safely and accurately, basic fishing presentations, knots, fish identification, parts of a fish, live and artificial bait and aquatic invasive species and so much more.  

The second seminar is ‘Beyond The Basics’ which allows youth and adults to build upon the fishing education learned in the ‘Fishing Basic’ seminar.  Attendees will learn about advanced skills and equipment such as: bait caster and line counter reels, advanced fishing presentations of jigging / casting / trolling, jigs and plastics, crankbaits, how a graph works, fish marks, maps, filleting a fish and cooking of the fish.

The third seminar is ‘Ice Fishing Basics’ which educates youth, families and adults to all the skills and equipment need to begin ice fishing.  ‘Ice Fishing Basics’ educates attendees on; safety while ice fishing, augers, ice fishing combos, ice fishing jigs and spoons, tip ups, tip downs, knots, fish identification, live and artificial bait and aquatic invasive species.

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Thank You Shakespeare Fishing For Your Support Over The Years

Each week we are going to share a Sponsor / Supporter of Learn 2 Fish With Us. This week we would like to highlight Shakespeare Fishing and Berkley Fishing as they have supported Learn 2 Fish With Us since our inception 15 years ago. Learn 2 Fish With Us only uses Shakespeare’s fishing combos to teach youth, as their equipment is durable and easy to use!! Thanks Shakespeare and Berkley for your support over the years.

Thanks J.J. Keller Foundation, Inc. For Your Support

J. J. Keller Foundation, Inc. has provided financial support over the years to make sure our fishing clinics our FREE to the schools and groups we provide fishing clinics for. J.J. Keller Foundation, Inc. and Learn 2 Fish With Us, together we are making a difference in the communities.

Our Volunteers Making A Difference

Learn 2 Fish With Us would not exist without our great volunteers that give their time along with sharing their passion for fishing.    Besides sharing their passion they are making sure that our fishing clinics our educational, fun and safe.  Thank you to our awesome volunteers!!  Check out the pictures of all or volunteers over the year!!