07-21-2007, 04:10 AM
Wildlife Department hosts summer fishing clinics
Parents and children can learn about one of the state's most popular recreation activities as a family this summer at more than 100 fishing clinics across the state, including a number to be held near Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's special conservation education area at Lake Arcadia.<br />
To view a schedule of the Wildlife Department's fishing clinics, log on to wildlifedepartment.com. At Lake Arcadia, family fishing clinics are scheduled every Tuesday through Sept. 4 at the Lake Arcadia Conservation Education Area. The clinics are open to all ages and offer educational opportunities in fish identification, knot tying, fish cleaning, fishing tackle selection and use as well as outdoor ethics.<br />
"These events are set up through the Wildlife Department's Aquatic Resources Education Program," said Damon Springer, aquatic resources education coordinator for the Department. "They promote the sport of angling and allow youth who have never been fishing a chance to learn not only about how to catch fish, but also about the environments where fish live."<br />
The Aquatic Resources Education Program was established in 1988 to increase the understanding, appreciation and awareness of Oklahoma's aquatic resources and to facilitate the learning of angling skills, outdoor ethics and sportfishing opportunities in the state. Other objectives of the program include inhancing urban fishing opportunities, developing adult fishing clinics and seminars and providing information on specialized fishing techniques.<br />
The Lake Arcadia Family Fishing Clinics run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each week at the Arcadia Conservation Education Area, consisting of property leased to the Wildlife Department. The area offers year-round walk-in fishing access to Arcadia Lake (but not in area ponds), and is located on the south side of the lake. For more information about opportunities in the area, call Springer at (405) 521-4603.<br />
"The fishing clinics are completely free, and you don't need a fishing license to participate," Springer said. "All you have to do is pre-register."<br />
To pre-register for a Lake Arcadia Family Fishing Clinic, or for directions to the event site, call (405) 521-3855. Other frequent locations for aquatic resources education clinics include Jenks Aquarium's Zebco Pond, Dolese Youth Park Pond and others across the state. To learn more, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Parents and children can learn about one of the state's most popular recreation activities as a family this summer at more than 100 fishing clinics across the state, including a number to be held near Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's special conservation education area at Lake Arcadia.<br />
To view a schedule of the Wildlife Department's fishing clinics, log on to wildlifedepartment.com. At Lake Arcadia, family fishing clinics are scheduled every Tuesday through Sept. 4 at the Lake Arcadia Conservation Education Area. The clinics are open to all ages and offer educational opportunities in fish identification, knot tying, fish cleaning, fishing tackle selection and use as well as outdoor ethics.<br />
"These events are set up through the Wildlife Department's Aquatic Resources Education Program," said Damon Springer, aquatic resources education coordinator for the Department. "They promote the sport of angling and allow youth who have never been fishing a chance to learn not only about how to catch fish, but also about the environments where fish live."<br />
The Aquatic Resources Education Program was established in 1988 to increase the understanding, appreciation and awareness of Oklahoma's aquatic resources and to facilitate the learning of angling skills, outdoor ethics and sportfishing opportunities in the state. Other objectives of the program include inhancing urban fishing opportunities, developing adult fishing clinics and seminars and providing information on specialized fishing techniques.<br />
The Lake Arcadia Family Fishing Clinics run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each week at the Arcadia Conservation Education Area, consisting of property leased to the Wildlife Department. The area offers year-round walk-in fishing access to Arcadia Lake (but not in area ponds), and is located on the south side of the lake. For more information about opportunities in the area, call Springer at (405) 521-4603.<br />
"The fishing clinics are completely free, and you don't need a fishing license to participate," Springer said. "All you have to do is pre-register."<br />
To pre-register for a Lake Arcadia Family Fishing Clinic, or for directions to the event site, call (405) 521-3855. Other frequent locations for aquatic resources education clinics include Jenks Aquarium's Zebco Pond, Dolese Youth Park Pond and others across the state. To learn more, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.