Minimum of ten hours. Recreation Safety Instructor Share your knowledge and skills by volunteering as an angler, boater or hunter education instructor. The certification process includes an application, successful completion of both the basic and instructor courses, and an interview with a local game warden. Observe fish management and ecological principles at work, along with aquatic education. Contact local hatchery for details.
Curriculum guides for primary, upper elementary, middle school, and senior high.
Activities and lessons can be used singly or as a course for three, six or nine weeks. Posters, scripts, and hands-on materials guide students through knot tying, casting, and fishing techniques. Often held in conjunction with fishing clinics, although can be held independently. Materials on loan from TPW inland fisheries districts offices and urban teams. Fishing Days, Clinics, or Tournaments may also be arranged through local game wardens, fish biologists, or fish and wildlife urban teams.