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  • Community Fishing
  • Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 1
  • Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 2
  • Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 3
  • Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 4
  • Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2
  • Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4
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Fishing

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Event Location
   January
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2
Austin Community Lake
  Registration Open    25 of 25 seats remaining
Wednesday, 1/7   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Austin Community Lake
Cabool, MO 65689
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2
Learn the basics of Fishing (Class Room)
  Registration Open    8 of 8 seats remaining
Wednesday, 1/7   2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
MDC Northeast Regional Office
Kirksville, MO 63501
Learn to Fish
Make Your Own Fishing Lures
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Wednesday, 1/7   5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Boone County Nature School
Columbia, MO 65201
Learn to Fish
Fly Tying - Session 6 - Foam Patterns
  Registration Open    7 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/8   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Bud's Baits
Joplin, MO 64801
Learn to Fish
A Year of Fishing (Virtual)
  Registration Open    90 of 100 seats remaining
Friday, 1/9   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Learn to Fish
Fly Tying - Session 7 - Synthetics
  Registration Open    10 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 1/15   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Learn to Fish
Fishing Equipment Maintenance 101 (Virtual)
  Registration Opens "1/2/2026"    100 of 100 seats remaining
Friday, 1/16   12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
MDC Virtual Nature Center
Learn to Fish
Fly-tying with Pat Rigby
  Registration Open    16 of 18 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/17   9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
MDC Northeast Regional Office
Kirksville, MO 63501
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2
Learn the basics of Fishing (Class Room)
  Registration Open    8 of 8 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/17   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
MDC Northeast Regional Office
Kirksville, MO 63501
Learn to Fish
Introduction to Fly Tying
  Registration Open    14 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/17   1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Ft. Leonard Wood Outdoor Adventure Center
Ft Leonard wd, MO 65473
Learn to Fish
Trout Discovery Station
Saturday, 1/24   9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Learn to Fish
All About Trout
  Registration Open    17 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/24   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Lake 1 - August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Learn to Fish
All About Trout
  Registration Open    13 of 20 seats remaining
Sunday, 1/25   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Forest Park Hatchery
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Learn to Fish
All About Trout
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/31   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Lake 1 - August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Saint Charles, MO 63304
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 1
Fishing Knot Tying
  Registration Open    6 of 8 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/31   10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
MDC Northeast Regional Office
Kirksville, MO 63501
Learn to Fish
Discover Nature Women: Intro to Fly Tying
  Registration Open    15 of 15 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/31   1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Runge Conservation Nature Center
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Learn to Fish
Fishing Fin-atics:Trout in Town
  Registration Opens "1/16/2026"    10 of 10 seats remaining
Saturday, 1/31   2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
   February
Learn to Fish
All About Trout
  Registration Open    20 of 20 seats remaining
Sunday, 2/1   10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Forest Park Hatchery
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Learn to Fish
Fly Tying - Session 8 - Hackle
  Registration Open    9 of 15 seats remaining
Thursday, 2/5   6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center
Joplin, MO 64804
Learn to Fish
Fly Fishing Discovery Station
Friday, 2/6   10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Cape Girardeau Nature Center
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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