NCWRC Fishing Education Team

🤩 It was absolutely PERFECT weather for a Family Fishing Workshop at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center.

Every family who came out took full advantage of the cool weather and overcast we had that made the fish bite extremely well 🎣

The thunderstorms kept us inside, but it couldn’t keep the dedicated anglers away from learning about how to catfish in our Catfishing Basics workshop at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center 💪🎣!

We had participants in a wide range of ages attend our workshop and learn how to target these potentially massive fish 🙌.

Introductory Fishing for Adults is always a great time. Learning new skills or catching your first fish, the smiles are always worth the time.

Looking for a reason to get outside with the family? North Carolina has plenty of opportunities coming up — and many are free or low-cost!

The N.C. Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission has rounded up 9 outdoor events happening across the state from Aug. 17–28, including hiking, wildlife programs, outdoor skills and fishing.

🎣 We’re excited to see Catfishing Basics at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center included in the lineup! Join us Friday, August 21, from 4:00–8:30 p.m. for a hands-on program covering catfish, fishing techniques and preparing your catch.

Check out the original post below for even more ways to get outside, learn something new and make some memories outdoors.

🎣 Free Fishing Classes Are Coming Up at the Pechmann Center!

Whether you’re brand new to fishing or ready to build your skills, we have something for you. Upcoming programs include Intro to Fishing for Adults, Catfishing Basics, Fly Tying Forum, Crash Flies, Fly Casting, and Rod & Reel Fly Fishing.

Our programs are FREE, but space is limited, so check out this week’s newsletter and register early.

👉 See upcoming classes and registration information here:
https://icont.ac/51lim

Come learn something new, sharpen your skills, and spend more time fishing!

Free Fishing Workshops: Catfishing, Fly Tying, Fly Casting & More We’re glad you’re here! The John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center offers workshops designed to help you build your fishing skills and grow as a confident angler. Explore our current offerings below and register for the programs that interest you. We look forward to seeing you soon at Pechman...

👩‍🎓 🧑‍🎓🎣 Topwater Bass Basics at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center was very informative throughout the whole workshop and real exciting at the end.

Participants learned how to identify different topwater baits that will catch bass and how to tie different knots to ensure that the bass won’t come loose 🪢🪝.

This was an exciting one and we all agreed that if the only person to catch a fish was the kid in the class, then we wouldn’t any other way 🫡!

Congratulations to Mason for catching a 3.5 lb largemouth bass on a whopper plopper at the end of class and to Volunteer Fishing Instructor Frank for helping young Mason out with lure selection, how to work the lure, and where to fish it at in the pond 👏!

The sun was out and the fish showed up for The Station Foundation Family Fishing Event.

👨🪢👦🪱 Yesterday evening during our Soft Plastics Rigging and Presentation workshop we had 2 dad’s bring in the next generation of fishermen in their families to the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center for some tips and tricks on how to identify and use different types of soft plastic lures and how to tie a hook on the line so it won’t come undone!

👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 Volunteer Fishing Instructors, Robert and Joanne, did awesome with working with the dads to get their sons up to speed to tie their own rigs and to know how to present their lures to a hungry fish.

Everyone did great and saw a lot more confident faces by the time the workshop was finished 👏!

Learning basic knots and rigging is one of the first steps to becoming a true angler

Learning to tie your own fly fishing leaders is a skill every fly fishermen should know.