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Event	Location
April
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 1 Equipment, Casting, & Proper Fish Handling Registration Open 17 of 20 seats remaining Saturday, 4/18 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Suson Park - Rearing Pond Saint Louis, MO 63128
Learn to Fish Fly-Fishing for Beginners (Part One) Registration Open 6 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 4/18 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2 Shawnee Mac Lakes Registration Open 20 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 4/23 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Shawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Area Salem, MO 65560
Pond to Plate Virtual Fish Cooking: Other Methods Registration Open 289 of 300 seats remaining Thursday, 4/23 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 2 How to Tie a Knot and Bait a Hook Registration Open 13 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 4/23 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Forest Park Hatchery Saint Louis, MO 63110
Learn to Fish Virtual Vice: Fly Tying at Home Registration Open 27 of 50 seats remaining Thursday, 4/23 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Shawnee Mac Lakes Registration Open 20 of 20 seats remaining Friday, 4/24 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Shawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Area Salem, MO 65560
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Registration Open 22 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Belcher Branch Lake Conservation Area Faucett, MO 64448
Discover Nature - Fishing Lesson 2 How to Tie a Knot and Bait a Hook Registration Open 14 of 20 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Suson Park - Rearing Pond Saint Louis, MO 63128
Learn to Fish Lure Painting Registration Open 12 of 15 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM	Cape Girardeau Nature Center Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Learn to Fish Fly-Tying for Beginners (Part Two) Registration Open 9 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM	Springfield Conservation Nature Center Springfield, MO 65804
Community Fishing Intro to Fly Tying Registration Open 20 of 20 seats remaining Monday, 4/27 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM	August A Busch Shooting Range Defiance, MO 63341
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Intro to Pond Life & Fishing with Lures Registration Open 19 of 20 seats remaining Wednesday, 4/29 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Lake 15- August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area Saint Charles, MO 63304
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Intro to Pond Life & Fishing with Lures Registration Opens "4/30/2026" 20 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 4/30 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Forest Park Hatchery Saint Louis, MO 63110
Pond to Plate Virtual Fish Cooking 101 Registration Open 293 of 300 seats remaining Thursday, 4/30 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
May
Community Fishing Bennett Spring Kids Free Fishing Day Saturday, 5/2 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM	Bennett Spring State Park Lebanon, MO 65536
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2 Marceline Spring Festival Saturday, 5/2 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM	Ripley Park/Square Marceline, MO 64658
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Intro to Pond Life & Fishing with Lures Registration Open 19 of 20 seats remaining Saturday, 5/2 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Suson Park - Rearing Pond Saint Louis, MO 63128
Kids Fishing Day Blind Pony Hatchery Kids Fishing Registration Open 100 of 100 seats remaining Saturday, 5/9 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Blind Pony Hatchery CA Sweet Springs, MO 65351
Community Fishing Mother Son Adventure Registration Open 200 of 200 seats remaining Thursday, 5/14 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM	Lake Mahoney (Putnam County) Unionville, MO 63565

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