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Reel Into Fishing: 3 Day Fisheries Education Program
August 15, 2023 @ 9:00 am - August 17, 2023 @ 3:30 pm
Join the annual youth fishing program, “Reel Into Fishing”, hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) in partnership with the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) on August 15-17.
Registration is open through August 4 by filling out the following online form (act quickly as space is very limited!!): https://go.rutgers.edu/hw3zx0y6
Day 1 – Tuesday, August 15, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Classroom and hands-on education on fisheries management, environmental science, fish biology and tagging, and fishing techniques. Meets at the RCE of Ocean County (1623 Whitesville Road, Toms River, NJ 08755).
Day 2 – Wednesday, August 16, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Field trip to the Rutgers University Marine Field Station and ReClam the Bay shellfish upweller in Tuckerton, NJ. Bus transportation is available from the RCE of Ocean County.
Day 3 – Thursday, August 17, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Fishing trip aboard the “Bingo” fishing boat from Leonardo, NJ (https://bingosportfishing.com/). Bus transportation is available from the RCE of Ocean County.
If you have any questions, then please contact our RCE team involved with this program:
- Amelia Valente (4-H Senior Program Coordinator): amelia.valente@njaes.rutgers.edu
- Douglas Zemeckis (County Agent III – Assistant Professor): zemeckis@njaes.rutgers.edu
- Denise Gerhauser (4-H Secretary): dgerhauser@co.ocean.nj.us
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