They will teach the basics of fly-fishing, including casting, rigging a rod, and matching the hatch with the correct kind of fly. The clinic, offered by the Department of Natural Resources BOW Program in cooperation with Anoka County Parks, will be held will at Ceinanko Lake in Coon Rapids Dam County Park on Sunday, May 6, from 1-4 p.m.
Space is limited and filling up quickly.
This spring more than 2 million anglers will head for Minnesota s 10,000 lakes in pursuit of their favorite pastime. Many anglers are not aware that lead fishing sinkers lost in the weeds or from the big one that got away are a threat to Minnesota s state bird, the common loon, as well as bald eagles and trumpeter swans. According to Carrol Henderson, DNR Nongame Wildlife Program supervisor, The ingestion of just one lead sinker can poison a loon. Lead is a poison that affects the nervous and reproductive systems of birds and mammals. When fishing lines break, the lead sinkers or split shots are lost and loons, swans and eagles can inadvertently eat them.