White Lake Area Sportfishing Association, a long-time partner with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to restore the walleye fishery in White Lake, conducted its annual "Kids Hooked on Fishing" seminar on Saturday, February 7, at Lebanon Lutheran Church in Whitehall. Club members were presenters in four aspects of fishing information, which included Ice Fishing Techniques and Ice Safety, Knot Tying, Fish Identification, and Bait Casting.
Area third-, fourth- and fifth-graders were invited to register and attend, and 22 attended with their parents, with refreshments provided after seminar sessions.
An organization started in 1983 with a group of charter boat captains, the group has morphed into not only a fishing advocate organization but a conservation-minded group. In addition to this event, WLASA assists the DNR to raise walleyes for planting in regional bodies of water, joins MDOT in a twice a year highway trash pickup, each June, on the state's Free Fishing Weekend, conducts its popular Kids Fishing Contest on White Lake, and in August holds an annual Fish Boil at the Montague Band Shell in Montague.
WLASA looks forward to challenging younger folks to "get outdoors" and enjoy fishing from the bounty offered by area lakes and waters. The Association can be reached at Wlasportfishing@outlook.com. All area folks are welcome to join the club in all annual events.
