Free Ice-Fishing Clinics for Kids at 6 Park Lagoons, Feb. 10
Children age 15 and under are invited to hands-on clinics featuring safety on the ice, use of ice fishing equipment, fish identification, regulations, and knot tying.
“You should have seen the one that got away!” Kids learn ice-fishing basics in hands-on clinics at six Milwaukee County Parks Lagoons, Feb. 10. Photo from Milwaukee County Parks.
MILWAUKEE – Members of local fishing clubs will teach children the basics of ice-fishing at the 27th Annual Ice-Fishing Clinics for Kids, Saturday, Feb. 10, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m., at six Milwaukee County Parks lagoons.
Children age 15 and under are invited to hands-on clinics featuring safety on the ice, use of ice fishing equipment, fish identification, regulations, and knot tying. Some locations will offer cleaning and cooking demonstrations. Fishing equipment will be furnished. The indoor instructional component of the program will go on no matter what the weather; the ice-fishing component is dependent upon the weather and ice conditions at the park. Sessions run continuously throughout the day, with the last sessions beginning at 2 p.m.
Young children must be accompanied by an adult. Parents are reminded to dress their children in warm layers.
Registration is not required for families, but groups of 20 or more are asked to contact the Wisconsin DNR.
Parks hosting clinics are the following: Brown Deer Park, 7835 N. Green Bay Road; Dineen Park, 6901 W. Vienna Ave.; Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave.; Kosciuszko Park, 2201 S. 7th St.; McCarty Park, 8214 W. Cleveland Ave.; and Scout Lake Park, 5902 W. Loomis Rd. (wheelchair accessible).
Clinics are presented by the Milwaukee County Parks, the Wisconsin DNR, the Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations, and the Hunger Task Force Fish Hatchery.
For more information, or for groups of 20 or more, call the Wisconsin DNR at (414) 382-7923.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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