The goal is to introduce hundreds of children to the sport of a lifetime. And it seems that the mission has been accomplished by more than just the Yahara Fishing Club.
With an endless supply of new participants ready to pull a fish out of an ice hole, the club will hold its 25th annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay on Saturday.
Packs of young anglers joined Monona Bay last year for Kids’ Ice Fishing Day. The Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual event is this Saturday and starts at the Brittingham Park picnic shelter on West Washington Avenue near South Park Street.
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“Our mission at the club is to increase interest and opportunities for fishing and maintain the quality of the lakes,” club president Philip James said. “Hopefully, some of them will enjoy it and it will be a lifelong activity for them. If we don’t have people who value the outdoors, we won’t keep them.”
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A small bluefish emerge from the waters of Monona Bay during last year’s Ice Fishing Day.
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A maximum of 600 hot dogs and liters of hot chocolate will be distributed.
“We don’t have the cache of the North Woods but there’s definitely great opportunity here,” James said. “While the weather hasn’t been good for ice, it looks like Saturday will be pretty good.”
Ansel Bakkum, 8, Madison, center, watches Dave McCoy fish with the help of a sonar fish finder during last year’s Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay. McCoy is a member of the Yahara Fishing Club and was demonstrating the use of sonar. Left sister Mille, 6, Dog, Banjo, brother Lincoln, 12, and father Eric Bakkum, right.
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The club meets monthly at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes, where it features speakers who talk about fishing, the outdoors and conservation, but will also host a kids’ fishing day on June 3 at Warner Park.
Photos: Kids learn how to ice fish on Lake Monona at the annual event
Elliot Weiss, 3, left, helps his father Kurt Weiss, Madison, with fishing techniques. On January 29, 2022, the Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
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Ansel Bakkum, 8, of Madison, watches Dave McCoy spot fish with the help of a sonar fish finder. McCoy is a member of the Yahara Fishing Club and was demonstrating the use of sonar. On January 29, 2022, the Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
BY STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
On January 29, 2022, the Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
BY STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
Hallie Light, 6, fishes with her father, Tyler Light. On January 29, 2022, the Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
BY STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
Andrea Williams, 6, Madison was fishing with her father, Mark Williams. On January 29, 2022, a Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
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Andrea Williams, 6, Madison fishes with her father Mark Williams, Madison. On January 29, 2022, the Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
BY STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
One of the largest Bluegills caught at the event. On January 29, 2022, a Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
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Marvin Becker, 8, of Madison, shows off a bluegill caught at the event. On January 29, 2022, a Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
BY STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
On January 29, 2022, a Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
BY STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
On January 29, 2022, a Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
BY STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
A small Bluegill caught at the event. On January 29, 2022, a Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received ice fishing poles. Madison, Wisconsin, January 29, 2022.
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Ansel Bakkum, 8, Madison, center, watches Dave McCoy fish with the help of a sonar fish finder. McCoy is a member of the Yahara Fishing Club and was demonstrating the use of sonar. Left sister Mille, 6, Dog, Banjo, brother Lincoln, 12, and father Eric Bakkum, right. On January 29, 2022, a Kids’ Fishing Day event sponsored by the Yahara Fishing Club was held at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The first 300 children received a free ice fishing rod. Photo by Steve Apps for the State Journal.
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