In coordination with Wisconsin’s free fishing weekend, the 11th annual Family

Fishing Fun Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 6, at Hodag

Park in Rhinelander. This free event, sponsored by Oneida County 4-H, the

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and other local and regional

sponsors, features multiple learning stations geared toward educating youth and

families about fishing, water safety and natural resource management.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to tie knots, put on bait and

lures, cast, clean fish, as well as meet a local conservation warden and fishing

guide, identify aquatic invasive species and meet a live educational bird of prey.

Other stations include boat and water safety, fire department, Sheriff’s

Department, minnow races and an interactive 4-H activity station. Every youth

participant will receive a fishing prize or goody bag at this event. For more

information, contact Anne Williams, Family Fishing Day Coordinator, at 715-365-

2750 or email her at anne.williams@ces.uwex.edu, or visit

http://oneida.uwex.edu.