This past Friday Learn 2 Fish With hosted a Fishing Clinic at Westside Elementary. Greg and his crew (Jim and Ryan) helped educate the third graders on fishing and the environment through Greg’s Fishing Basics seminar. There was many hands on education with the kids. At the end seminar all the kids received a NPAA Future Pro shirt and a Shakespeare casting plug. The sharpie’s were ready as the kids wanted us to sign their shirts. Learn 2 Fish With Us then donated a entire series of Fish On Kids Books to Westside Elementary.

Brooklyn Center, MN – Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! (SAH!) is pleased to announce Greg Karch as the March Partner in Action.

As a professional tournament angler, Greg is the director of the organization “Learn 2 Fish with Us”. He has been working for the last 10 years to educate thousands of anglers, young and old, about fish and fishing. In 2008, Greg created his own seminar called, “Fishing Basics” which covers topics from safety, fishing presentations, casting and fish identification to how anglers can stop the spread of invasives with the SAH! Clean, Drain, Dry method.

Through his efforts he has educated over ten thousand anglers about aquatic invasive species (AIS) and how the SAH! Campaign can help protect lakes and rivers. Last year Greg held 23 fishing clinics and volunteered over 400 hours with his organization, National Professional Angler Association and the Future Angler Foundation. In June he will teach his 100th fishing clinic.

“Greg is proof that one angler can make a difference in growing the sport and protecting it for future generations,” said Pat Conzemius, Conservation Director of Wildlife Forever.

Professional anglers can make a huge impact on the actions of current and future anglers. Greg makes the conservation connection with every event teaching youth how to Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!

“Thank you for this honor. I am truly dedicated to growing the sport of fishing along with protecting the great resources we have”, said Karch. To learn more please go to, www.Learn2FishWithUs.com.

About Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!:
SAH! is the internationally recognized public service campaign for the prevention of invasive species. Thousands of agencies, organizations, and groups have signed on to support partnership’s efforts to raise awareness through consistent marketing, messaging and outreach.

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. As the nonprofit conservation arm of the North American Hunting Club and North American Fishing Club, Wildlife Forever represents the conservation interests of 1 million members. Wildlife Forever is the operational lead for the national Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! Campaign and also works to engage America’s youth through the State-Fish Art Program. Visit www.WildlifeForever.org for more information.

This morning I was at the Wisconsin Musky Show in Wausau where I presented my Fishing Basics to a packed house. Thanks John Van Norman and Karen Karch for all your help. Great to see the Wisconsin Musky Expo having something for the families. They gave a fishing combo to the first 100 youth at the show and the NPAA provided Future Pro Shirts for all the youth that attended the Fishing Basics seminar. We had a great turnout and the youth and parents said they learned a lot!!

Learn 2 Fish With Us and I will be at the Wisconsin Musky Expo. On Sunday at 10:30 AM I will present my Fishing Basics seminar. After the seminar I will be handing out NPAA Future Pro shirts to the youth. Come out and enjoy the show and say hi!! NPAA member John Van Norman and my wife Karen will be helping out.

This past Sunday I held my Fishing Basics seminar where we reviewed all the fishing basics. What a great turnout!! All the youth went home with a NPAA Future Pro shirt. Hope you all learned more on the fishing basics. I also participated on a panel where we discussed Angling and AIS, What’s the Big Deal? Other panel members was a guide, WDR representatives and a warden. We discussed topics of zebra mussels, Asian carp, milfoil and more!!

This past Saturday I held my Fishing Basics seminar where we reviewed all the fishing basics. What a great turnout!! All the youth went home with a NPAA Future Pro shirt. Hope you all learned more on the fishing basics. I also participated on a panel where we discussed Angling and AIS, What’s the Big Deal? Other panel members was a guide, WDR representatives and a warden. We discussed topics of zebra mussels, Asian carp, milfoil and more!!

Greg will be at the Madison Fishing Expo Saturday and Sunday doing seminars:
* Greg will hold his Fishing Basics seminar at 2 PM both days in Room D. Plenty of prizes for the youth.
* Greg will be on a panel discussing Angling and Invasive Species – What’s the Big Deal? 10:30 AM both days in Room C.

See you there!!!
 

This past weekend I was in Chippewa Falls at the Wissota Ice Fishing Classic where I edcuated families on the ice fishing basics. We held three clinics on behalf of Learn 2 Fish With Us. A special thanks to all my sponsors for the great door prizes!! These families are ready to fish!!! A note: I received and email and it stated ‘Mission Accomplished’ and it read as follows: ‘The young gentlemen in the picture attended the seminar on Friday evening at the YMCA. You showed him how to tie a knot and he came home with one of the fishing combos.

On Saturday, he told his mother he wanted to ice fish at the tournament. His mother said he was so determined to participate that she could not tell him no. They arrived at the registration tent, explained he attended the Friday Basics seminar, and explained they knew nothing about ice fishing and hoped someone could assist. One of the members of the Walleye League took the young man and his mother to the ice and they began fishing.

The smile tells the story. Mission Accomplished!’

This past weekend I was at the Milwaukee Musky show where I spoke on introducing your kids to fishing, what the NPAA accomplished in 2013 and the Clean Drian Dry message. I then handed out Future Pro shirts to the kids that attended the seminar. The Milwaukee Musky Show held a Lure Contest/Auction, and all funds raised were donated to the NPAA. The Musky Brothers also did a great segment on introducing your kids to Musky fishing!!!