Fishing Clinic

Date: Saturday, June 10
Time: All Day
Location: Statewide 

Vermont’s Free Fishing Day gives resident and nonresident anglers the opportunity to go fishing without a license for the day in Vermont lakes and streams.
Here is a great opportunity for an experienced angler to be a mentor to friends who have not gone fishing before.  

Vermont’s regular bass season also opens on June 10, marking the start of some of the hottest bass fishing action in the northeast.  The season opens each year on the second Saturday in June and extends through the last day of November. 

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Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023 |  Time: 9:00am - 11:00am    

Located at: Thomas' Pond, 1902 Baltimore Road, Baltimore, VT 05143
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Join us for some fishing fun. We will be making lures, building a pond, tying knots and catching fish! This program is in conjunction with a youth fishing derby for participants under 16 years of age.

Rain date is 5/21/23
Call volunteers Joan or Mark for questions.
802-263-5680

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Date: Friday, May 5, 2023 CANCELED DUE TO HIGH WATER
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Sumners Falls: 404 US Route 5, Hartland VT

Learn the basics of bullhead fishing in these informative hands-on clinics. Each program will explore different fishing styles used to target bullhead, which are found in many of the shallower, muddier lakes, ponds and rivers of Vermont. Brown Bullhead, like other species in the catfish family, are nocturnal bottom feeders, so the programs will take place in the evening when they are more active. Equipment will be provided but participants should dress for the weather and bring a headlamp. Location details and specifics will be given out upon registering.

Date: Thursday, May 4
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Dead Creek WMA  (Stonebridge Dam), Panton VT | map

Learn the basics of bullhead fishing in these informative hands-on clinics. Each program will explore different fishing styles used to target bullhead, which are found in many of the shallower, muddier lakes, ponds and rivers of Vermont. Brown Bullhead, like other species in the catfish family, are nocturnal bottom feeders, so the programs will take place in the evening when they are more active. Equipment will be provided but participants should dress for the weather and bring a headlamp. Location details and specifics will be given out upon registering.

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Date: Thursday, April 20
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Hoyts Landing, Springfield VT | map

Learn the basics of bullhead fishing in these informative hands-on clinics. Each program will explore different fishing styles used to target bullhead, which are found in many of the shallower, muddier lakes, ponds and rivers of Vermont. Brown Bullhead, like other species in the catfish family, are nocturnal bottom feeders, so the programs will take place in the evening when they are more active. Equipment will be provided but participants should dress for the weather and bring a headlamp. Location details and specifics will be given out upon registering.

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This introductory course will cover everything you need to know to feel confident on the ice while focusing on targeting smelt. 

Location: Waterbury Reservoir, Blush Hill Rd, Waterbury VT

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Join us to learn the basics of ice fishing! Topics covered will include safety, equipment, regulations and more, providing you with the skills to ice fish on your own.

Date: Sunday March 12^th

Time: 9:00am-12:00pm

Location: Woodward Reservoir, Plymouth VT

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Join us to learn the basics of ice fishing! Topics covered will include safety, equipment, regulations and more, providing you with the skills to ice fish on your own.

Date: Saturday March 11^th

Time: 9:00am-12:00pm

Location: Lake Iroquois, Williston VT

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Join us to learn the basics of ice fishing! Topics covered will include safety, equipment, regulations and more, providing you with the skills to ice fish on your own.

Date: Friday March 3^rd

Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm

Location: Thomas Evanoika access area located at the North end of Lake Bomoseen, Castleton VT

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Learn the basics of fly tying in this fun, hands-on course! Course topics will include terminology, tools and basic fly patterns.

This course is part of partnership between the Mad Dog Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Vermont Fish & Wildlife. All the tools and materials will be supplied for the course, but attendees can bring their own tools.

There is a $20 fee for materials payable to Mad Dog Trout Unlimited on the first night of the course.

Dates: Tuesday evenings March 14-April 11

Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm

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