What is this Project About?
In this project, you can learn to select equipment, choose a place to fish, catch fish, and either release or prepare them for dinner. It will help you understand fish management practices and how they affect fishing. This project is designed to focus on this great lifetime sport along with understanding the rules and responsibilities of it and conserving it for the future.
Grow in Your Project
Starting Out
- Tie fishing knots
- Learn to cast with a lure
- Cast for accuracy
- Identify types of tackle
- Understand the water cycle
- Learn how to keep fresh from water to the table
- Identify parts of a fish
Learning More
- Learn how to use bait when fishing
- Learn how to use flies when fishing
- Identify recipes and cook fish properly
- Learn the importance of a clean environment
- Research the Wisconsin State fishing guidelines
Going Further
- Share your fishing passion with others
- Learn proper care and cleaning of fishing equipment
- Make artificial flies and lures
- Modify and refurbish fishing equipment
- Use a kick net
- Identify insects that fish eat
Take Your Project Further!
- Visit a local fish hatchery
- Attend a fishing workshop
- Go fishing with friends or family
- Visit an angler’s store to see what types of equipment is used in your area
- Connect with a local fishing club or Trout Unlimited group
- Visit antique shops or secondhand stores to find tackle
- Make fish prints
- Interview a fishing guide about his career
- Collect insects that fish eat and make an insect identification chart
- Invite a conservation agent or someone from Game and Fish to your club meeting
