Free 3 Day Kids Fishing Program

[Gerry Zagorski]

I am passing along an announcement about a youth fishing program, "Reel Into Fishing!", that we at Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) are hosting in partnership with the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) on August 16-18.

Please see below and the attached flyer for additional information about this free program for youth in grades 5-10 that is being funded by the IGFA.

Registration is open through August 5 by filling out the following online form: https://go.rutgers.edu/hw3zx0y6

Day 1 - Tuesday, August 16, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Classroom education on fisheries management, environmental science, fish biology and tagging, and fishing techniques. Meets at the RCE of Ocean County (1623 Whitesville Road, Toms River, NJ 08755).

Day 2 - Wednesday, August 17, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Field trip to Barnegat Light, NJ that will include a dock tour of the Viking Village commercial fishing dock and visiting the Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. Bus transportation is available from the RCE of Ocean County.

Day 3 - Thursday, August 18, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Fishing trip aboard the "Bingo" fishing boat from Leonardo, NJ (https://bingosportfishing.com/). Bus transportation is available from the RCE of Ocean County.

If you have any questions, then please contact our RCE team involved with this program (cc'ed):
Amelia Valente (4-H Program Associate): amelia.valente@njaes.rutgers.edu
Douglas Zemeckis (County Agent III - Assistant Professor): zemeckis@njaes.rutgers.edu
Denise Gerhauser (4-H Secretary): dgerhauser@co.ocean.nj.us
Kelly Jurgensen (Marine Secretary): kjurgensen@co.ocean.nj.us
Thank You,