Learn To Fish For Free This Summer

[Smallie_Stalker]

Excerpted from the Masswildlife Newsletter 06/0/2019

Learn To Fish For Free This Summer

MassWildlife's Angler Education Program provides people of all ages a chance to learn and try fishing. Find an event near you.


Celebrate the arrival of warm weather by attending one of the many MassWildlife Angler Education Program events being held across the state this summer. Events are for adults, kids, and families who want to learn how to fish in a non-competitive environment. Fishing equipment and bait are available to use at most events, and no fishing license is required to participate. Most events are also free to attend. Find an event near you:

June 4: Family Fishing Clinic, Wakefield
June 8: Spot Pond Family Fishing Festival, Stoneham
June 9: Fishing Clinic at Groton Greenway Riverfest, Groton
June 12: Family Fishing Clinic, Holden
June 13: Family Fishing Clinic, Canton
June 16: Endicott Park Family Fishing Festival, Danvers
June 20: Adult Learn to Fish Class, Westborough
June 22: Great Meadows Family Fishing Festival, Sudbury
June 22: Jamaica Pond Family Fishing Derby, Boston
June 25: Family Fishing Clinic, Milton
June 27: Family Fishing Clinic, Swansea
July 11: Family Fishing Clinic, Stoughton
July 13: Family Fishing Clinic, Sunderland
July 17: Family Fishing Clinic, Billerica
July 20: Family Fishing Clinic, Dorchester
July 20: Houghtons Pond Family Fishing Festival, Milton
July 21:  Taunton River Watershed Association Family Fishing Festival,  Somerset
July 23: Family Fishing Clinic, Stoneham
July 24: Family Fishing Clinic, Westborough
July 26: Family Fishing Clinic, Worcester
July 31: Family Fishing Clinic, Mashpee


To get more information about a fishing event that interests you, go to the Angler Education Calendar


Don't forget to share your fishing photos with us on Facebook and see what other Massachusetts anglers are catching!


A personal note from Smallie Stalker:

I used to teach these classes and I can tell you that besides the knowledge a fishing newbie gains, these classes are a lot of fun as well for both kids and adults. Class members get to participate rather than just sit there and listen to a lecture and the last class is usually an actual outing on a nearby body of water. Sometimes there are prizes and there is usually good food but most of all lots of shared memories.

If you are new to fishing consider going to the classes there is no cost whatsoever. If you are a seasoned angler who has been looking for a way to introduce new anglers to the sport this is a great way to to it.