Learn 2 Fish With Us attended Farm Technology Days which was held at a farm in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.  This year Farm Technology Days was held from July 11th through July 13th.  Learn 2 Fish With Us had a Fishing Educational Booth in the 4H area of Farm Tech Days.  Thanks to the Genskow family for hosting the Learn 2 Fish With Us fishing educational booth.  The day started out with the Genskow’s setting up Lakes Shakespeare which is 30 x 40 foot tarp that resembles a lake and it was stocked with plenty of Backyard Bass for the catching.  The youth were taught how to cast at Lake Shakespeare were they were taught about casting over their shoulder, using the 10 o’clock to 2 o’clock method along with always looking behind them so they do not hook anyone.  The Fishing Educational Booth also included education on fish identification, knots and more.

Thanks to the National Professional Anglers Association and Learn 2 Fish With Us sponsors of the kids received a fishing related item!!!  Learn 2 Fish With Us has attended Farm Technology Days for the last six years where we have worked with thousands of youth!!!  Farm Technology Days thanks for having us in the 4H area and for the additional volunteers.  Thanks Genskow family for your help at the event!!

Learn 2 Fish With Us and Discovery World held a Fish Camp in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 29th.  The Fish Camp started out inside Discovery World were Captain Greg presented his Fishing Basics seminar that educates youth and adults on all the skills needed to go fishing.  Greg started out asking the youth how old they thought the thirty-three inch walleye was and the youth were guessing all different ages from four years old to thirty-three years old.  Many of the youth were amazed to find out it was twenty-eight years old.  Next the youth learned all the skills needed to fish which included safety, fishing combos, casting, bait, knots, fish identification and AIS Message of Clean Drain Dry. After the seminar the youth learned that they would be getting a fishing combo that they would be able to keep and use to go fishing that afternoon.  The youth had a small hike to where they would go fishing but it was worth it as many fish were caught. Check out the pictures!!!  Do they look like they had a blast!!!

UW Oshkosh Titans Fishing Team and Learn 2 Fish With Us hosted a Fishing Clinic at Menominee Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  The event was held on Saturday June 24th and kicked-off at 10 AM.  What was special about this Fishing Clinic, was, there were many UW Oshkosh Fishing Team members, which allowed educational stations to be used to educate.  The youth were split into six groups that attended each station for fifteen minutes and got hand on training.  The six educational stations were; safety, fish identification, casting, Aquatic Invasive Species, fishing presentations and bait along with learn about the fishing combo they would be receiving.

After the youth attended all the educational stations they were given a fishing combo and a Future Pro shirt and went fishing where bluegills and Sheephead were caught.   They fished for almost an hour and a half and were all very patient!!!

Once the Fishing Clinic ended the UW Oshkosh Fishing Team and Learn 2 Fish With Us volunteers had a Backyard Bass casting championship where Captain Greg won it.

Learn 2 Fish With Us traveled over four hundred miles to be a part of Kids Fishing Day.  This was the twenty-sixth annual event which was held in Manistique, Michigan on June 10th.  Kids Fishing Day is hosted during Michigan’s free fishing weekend.  Last year, Learn 2 Fish With Us attended the event and the group that organizes the event was excited that we were back for the 2017 event.

This year we brought more fishing educational components, so the youth would have more hands on learning such as fish identification, casting, setting the hook, safety and tying knots.  Over 350 youth attended this event.  A huge thanks to all the Us Forestry volunteers that helped in our booth!!!  The National Professional Anglers Association sent me Future Pro shirts to give to the kids.  Many of the kids asked if Captain Greg would sign their shirts.  Greg had writer’s cramp once all the shirts were signed.  This was Learn 2 Fish With Us largest event in 2017 as they have now worked with over two thousand youth in 2017.

Learn 2 Fish With Us attended Shawano’s Sun Drop Dayz which was held this past Saturday, June 3rd in Shawano, Wisconsin.  Thanks to Jeff Ballwahn and his wife for sponsoring Learn 2 Fish With Us to be at the event.  Learn 2 Fish With Us fishing educational booth taught youth, families and adults many of the skills needed to fishing such as casting, knot tying, fish identification and more.  All these skills were taught through hands on education.   At 12:30 PM, Captain Greg hosted his Fishing Basics seminar which educated the youth and families on all the skills needed to fish from safety, fishing equipment, how to cast, fishing presentations, fish identification, keeping a fishing journal and the AIS Message of ‘Clean Drain Dry’ All youth attending the Fishing Basics seminar went home with a Shakespeare fishing combo that to National Professional Anglers Association and Learn 2 Fish With Us.  We also would like to thank Sun Drop for supplying cold Sun Drop to our volunteers as it was a very warm day!!!