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Try multiple fishing disciplines at Go Fishing Fest

Learn fishing basics – and explore new ways to fish – at the Go Fishing Fest on June 28 at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake No. 6, participants, with the help of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and volunteer instructors, can learn fishing, as well as fly-fishing, bowfishing and kayak fishing.

Game and Parks’ Community Fishing Trailers will be on site with rods, reels and bait available to use. Fly rods, bows and kayaks also will be available.

In addition to fishing, Game and Parks staff will have a station where visitors can learn about aquatic invasive species identification and prevention in Nebraska. The agency’s Outdoor Cooking Trailer will be on hand, to demonstrate how to make milk can cooker fish.

Those who attend can enter youth (age 15 and under) into a half-price youth lifetime fishing permit drawing.

The event is free, but a park entry permit is required for each vehicle entering the park. A fishing license is required for anglers ages 16 and older.


About Jerry Kane

Jerry Kane is the news manager with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. He can be contacted at jerry.kane@nebraska.gov or 402-471-5008.

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