Taylor Patrick, Aaron Wisner and Lexi Stewart hold their awarded tackle boxes.

Barb Kuck, Education Coordinator with the Logan Soil and Waste Conservation District, received training provided by the Division of Wildlife and proceeded to head up the program offered to area students in the second, third, and fourth grades. (Audio interviews included.) 

Listen to Barb Kuck talk about the program

Thirty-eight children participated in the free Wednesday morning program in which volunteers gave information from "rigging a rod," to answering, "what is a watershed?"

Children completing all presented sessions received free fishing poles.

The participants who caught the three largest fish also took home a tackle box.

First place went to Taylor Patrick with her bass weighing over one pound.

Second place was given to Aaron Wisner with a 12 and 5/8 ounce catch.

Third place went to Lexi Stewart who caught three fish with the largest being 6 ounces.

Listen to the winners talk about catching their fish.

Among volunteers was Don Jones, a City of Bellefontaine firefighter and also Director of the Ohio Division of Fishers for Men.

Fishers for Men is a national Christian-based organization that holds various fishing competitions and also volunteer their time to programs such as this.

Listen to Don Jones discuss the Fishers for Men organization and how they helped at today's event 

Other sponsors included the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, which offered use of the Camp Myeerah facility, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

For anyone wishing to join the Fishers for Men organization, they may contact Don Jones at 937-539-2529 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it