Something very strange is happening across the country involving teens and fishing. Though some speculate it may be a result of COVID-19, or perhaps distance learning about angling education, or possibly even Saturday morning television shows about teens catching fish, one thing is clear… today’s teens are suddenly going fishing in record-breaking numbers. For instance, in one week, the Minnesota DNR sold a record 13,369 fishing licenses in to resident teens 16 and 17 years old. Compared to sluggish historic…
Read MoreIn its third year of Getting Families Fishing, this national education initiative launched by the Future Angler Foundation and the Into the Outdoors Education Network recently added another 16 aquatic and angling education videos along with 16 dedicated topic webpages as part of their 2019 FWS grant. This builds a total of 32 fishing videos and web pages with educational materials that are free, open source to the entire R3 angling community to help in their efforts to generate new…
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