The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer free Discover Nature – Fishing programs at Marceline and Brookfield during the month of September. Instructors will teach in four lessons the basics about how to catch fish, handle tackle, and where to go fishing. Participants go fishing after the instruction.
For Marceline:
Lessons 1 and 2 will be taught from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Old Marceline City Reservoir, and Lessons 3 and 4 will be taught at the same location from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
For Brookfield:
MDC will teach lessons 1 and 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Brookfield City Lake on Thursday, Sept. 19 and Lessons 3 and 4 will be offered at the same location from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26.
During Discover Nature—Fishing lessons, MDC staff and volunteers provide hands-on instruction about rods, reels, lures, bait, fish ecology, and how to prepare the fish you catch for cooking. MDC provides all equipment and bait.
Register for Discover Nature – Fishing classes, on-line.
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