For the 25th and perhaps final year, a summer weekend course on walleye and musky fishing will be offered on Lake Tomahawk, a premier fishing lake in Oneida County. Participants stay in a beautiful log cabin lodge overlooking the lake.

Scientific Fishing Tactics & Techniques offers anglers plenty of fishing time as well as classroom instruction, food and lodging in a four-day course that runs Thursday noon through Sunday morning, June 9 to 12 or June 16 to 19.

Anglers will get practical knowledge about choosing rods and reels, selecting fishing locations, interpreting lake maps, and using fish locators, and they”ll practice and improve their walleye- and musky-fishing techniques.

The program includes talks from a professional fishing guide, demonstrations from DNR fisheries biologists, and workshops in making your own jigs and sucker harnesses. The course price of $350 includes hearty meals served in a dining hall overlooking the lake, lodging, all classroom instruction and classroom materials, and plenty of time to fish this quality, clear-water chain of lakes.

Whether you are experienced anglers looking to hone your fishing skills, weekend fishers or recent retirees who want a good start on a new hobby, you”ll enjoy this long weekend of fishing information, good food and comradery in a beautiful setting. The course is held at Kemp Natural Resources Station on Lake Tomahawk and is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Participants should sign up in pairs – fishing buddies, couples and families are all welcome. Each pair should bring a full set of equipment including boat, motor, depth finder, trolling motor and fishing gear.

Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and only 20 anglers in 10 boats can be accommodated in each of the two sessions. To register or request registration packets, contact CALS Conference Services, 620 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706; call (608) 263-1672 or fax (608) 262-5088.
For more information on the course, contact Jack Sullivan, (608) 267-9753.