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Event	Location
April
Free Fishing Days Veterans free fishing day Saturday, 4/18 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM	Bennett Spring Fish Hatchery Lebanon, MO 65536
Learn to Fish Virtual Vice: Fly Tying at Home Registration Opens "1/19/2026" 50 of 50 seats remaining Thursday, 4/23 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Registration Open 25 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 4/25 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Belcher Branch Lake Conservation Area Faucett, MO 64448
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
Community Fishing National Kids to Parks Day 2026 Registration Open 200 of 200 seats remaining Saturday, 5/16 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM	Corby Pond Saint Joseph, MO 64506
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2 Registration Open 20 of 20 seats remaining Thursday, 5/21 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Corby Pond Saint Joseph, MO 64506
Learn to Fish Virtual Vice: Fly Tying at Home Registration Opens "2/18/2026" 50 of 50 seats remaining Thursday, 5/28 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM	MDC Virtual Nature Center
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2 Registration Open 20 of 20 seats remaining Saturday, 5/30 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Corby Pond Saint Joseph, MO 64506
July
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2 Registration Open 10 of 10 seats remaining Thursday, 7/16 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM	MDC Northwest Regional Office Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2 Registration Open 10 of 10 seats remaining Saturday, 7/25 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	MDC Northwest Regional Office Saint Joseph, MO 64507
August
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Registration Open 25 of 25 seats remaining Thursday, 8/20 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Happy Holler Lake Conservation Area Savannah, MO 64485
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Registration Open 25 of 25 seats remaining Saturday, 8/29 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Happy Holler Lake Conservation Area Savannah, MO 64485
September
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2 Registration Open 30 of 30 seats remaining Thursday, 9/17 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Duncan Park Savannah, MO 64485
Free Fishing Days Women's Free Fishing Day Saturday, 9/26 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM	Bennett Spring Fish Hatchery Lebanon, MO 65536
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 1 & 2 Registration Open 30 of 30 seats remaining Saturday, 9/26 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	Duncan Park Savannah, MO 64485
October
Discover Nature - Fishing Lessons 3 & 4 Registration Open 25 of 25 seats remaining Thursday, 10/15 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Corby Pond Saint Joseph, MO 64506

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