Check out Learn 2 Fish With Us at the Wisconsin Fishing Expo which will be held February 26th, 27th and 28th.  The Wisconsin Fishing Expo will be held at Alliant Energy Center located at 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way Madison, Wisconsin 53713.  The first one hundred youth on Saturday will receive a Shakespeare fishing combo and the first one hundred youth on Sunday will get a NPAA Future Pro Shirt thanks to the National Professional Anglers Association!!!  See you at the show!!

Youth and families were introduced to the greatest sport on earth!!! FISHING, during the Northeast Wisconsin Sport Fishin Show. The show was held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the Sunnyview Expo on February 14th. Youth and families were educated on the skills needed to fish by Learn 2 Fish With Us Certified Angler Educator Greg Karch during his ‘Fishing Basics’ seminar. ‘Fishing Basics’ educates attendee’s on the following skills which include fishing safety, spin cast and spinning combos, setting the hook, casting, knots, fish identification, parts of a fish, bait, catch and release, and the AIS message of ‘Clean, Drain and Dry’. Each youth attending the seminar received a Shakespeare Fishing Combo thanks to Learn 2 Fish With Us and Shakespeare. Learn 2 Fish With Us mission statement is ‘Grow the sport of fishing by educating and inspiring beginner and experienced anglers’. After the seminar Greg and Karen worked with youth to provide hands on training for casting, tying knots, fish identification and parts of a fish. Karen said ‘It’s so good to see all the smiles on the youth faces after they have a good cast or tie a knot’.

This past Sunday, February 14th, was Kid’s day at the Milwaukee Muskie Expo!!! The day started out with Learn 2 Fish With Us Certified Angler Educator Greg Karch hosting a fishing seminar that introduced youth and families to the sport of fishing. Over forty youth and their parents attended the ‘Fishing Basics’ seminar which reviewed fishing safety, spin cast and spinning combos, setting the hook, casting, knots, fish identification, parts of a fish, bait, catch and release, and the AIS message of ‘Clean, Drain and Dry’. Each youth attending the Fishing Basics seminar had a choice of a Shakespeare Fishing Combo or a NPAA Future Pro Shirt which were donated by the National Professional Anglers Association.

This past week, angler educator Greg Karch, presented his Fishing Basic seminar at the Chicago Muskie Expo. Greg educated the youth and families on fishing basics which included, safety while fishing, reviewed spin cast and spinning combo’s, how to cast, knots, bait used, fish identification, part of a fish, Clean, Drain, Dry message, sportsmanship and catch and release. After the Fishing Basics seminar, the Illinois Musky Trail handed out there awards to the youth for the muskies they caught this past year. Once all the awards were handed out each youth was able to build their own Musky Bucktail!!! How cool is that!!!

Each youth that attended the fishing seminar received a fishing combo or Future Pro Shirt that were donated by the National Professional Anglers Association.

In 2015 Learn 2 Fish With Us educated and inspired nearly five thousand youth and nearly three thousand parents/adults on the sport of fishing.  Learn 2 Fish With Us hosted twenty-eight fishing clinics all over the state of Wisconsin and Illinois.

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Fishing Pro and Angler Educator Greg Karch spoke to the Lighthouse Angler Fishing Club members at the September meeting which was held at the American Legion hall in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.   Greg started out talking about the organization Learn 2 Fish With Us and what they accomplished in 2015.  Greg also spoke on how they could partner up to provide much needed volunteers for the 2016 events.

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On Friday, September 4th at Menominee Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin Oaklawn Elementary students learned about fishing and then went fishing.  Greg Karch presented a shortened version of his Fishing Basics seminar which included water safety, spin cast combos, casting, setting the hook, knots, fishing with a bobber and the Clean Drain Dry message.

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This past week Learn 2 Fish With Us attended Farm Technology Days (FTD) which was held Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 25th through Thursday, August 27th. Learn 2 Fish With Us had a fishing educational booth in the 4H Youth area of FTD.

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This past week Angler Educator Greg Karch and Karen Karch took a weekend off to go fishing and brush up on their fishing skills.  As you can see from the album of fishing pictures from the trip, they caught some monster walleye, smallmouth bass, sheephead and catfish.  Seeing these fish, it should get you to want to attend a Learn 2 Fish With Us fishing clinic.  Greg will share all his fishing skills with you so you can catch BIG fish!!!

Here’s a press release from Wildlife Foreever on our Angler Educator Greg Karch

Fishing Pro Leads with Clean.Drain.Dry.
Brooklyn Center, MN – Professional angler and founder of Learn 2 Fish With Us, Greg Karch, incorporates Clean.Drain.Dry. into his fishing career and youth events across the Midwest.  The Wisconsin based angler is committed to stopping invasive species and recently branded his tow vehicle and tournament shirt with the Clean.Drain.Dry. message.

“Fishing is my life, if I can help protect it by reinforcing the simple message, it’s the least I can do to ensure

a resource I depend on. My truck has a cool new wrap this year which I hope will catch some eyes’. I’m proud to support Clean.Drain.Dry”, said Karch.

Greg is also a member of the National Professional Angler Association who has worked for years to help educate anglers on how to prevent invasive species. Providing tools and consistent best management practices used across the country and Canada, allows partnerships to work in unison with local, state and federal outreach efforts.

“I grew up watching the legends of fishing like Roland Martin, Al Linder and Babe Winkelman. Catch and Release was one of the first conservation initiatives they preached and through public and industry support, we ultimately saved America’s great fisheries. Clean.Drain.Dry. works to instill that same ethic to change behavior and halt the spread of invasive species” said Pat Conzemius, Conservation Director.

Professional anglers are ambassadors to fishing and help foster resource stewardship to both young and old. Armed with the three simple steps on how to prevent invasive species will help slow the spread and help when new invaders arrive. Learn more at www.Learn2FishWithUs.com

To sponsor Clean.Drain.Dry. activities in your state or organization, visit www.CleanDrainDry.org

About Wildlife Forever: Wildlife Forever’s mission is to conserve America’s wildlife heritage through conservation education, preservation of habitat and management of fish and wildlife.  For over 27 years, WF members have helped to conduct 1,000s of fish, game and habitat conservation projects across the country. To join or learn more about Wildlife Forever’s award winning programs including work to engage America’s youth, visit www.WildlifeForever.org.