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SPORTFISHING

Sportfishing

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.

a boy holds a fishing pole while a fish he caught dangles from the end of the line
red thread is being added to a hook that is being held in a clamp and tied into a fly. a young man is out of focus in the background

What can you Learn?

  • Tie fishing knots Learn to cast with a lure
  • Cast for accuracy Identify types of tackle
  • Understand the water cycle
  • Learn how to keep fish fresh from water to the table
  • Identify parts of a fish

Sportfishing Guidebook

a school of fish swimming in a tank

Contact Us

Wyoming 4-H

 

 

College of Agriculture, Life Sciences & Natural Resources

Room 112

1000 E. University Ave

Laramie, WY 82071

Dept. 3354

Email: 4h@uwyo.edu

Phone: (307) 766-5170

 

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