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Fishy Project Ideas

1. Develop a poster on the fishing code of ethics.
2. Make a display on the different types of rod and reel  combinations.
3. Conduct a study on your county or townships fishing areas showing where they are located and what fish lives where.
4. Design lures that mimic aquatic insects that fish eat.
5. Study how farm ponds are managed for largemouth bass or channel catfish.
6. Conduct a working exhibit on how to get a pole ready for fishing.<
7. Develop a presentation on Iowa's Fishing Past and Present.
8. Study the watershed where you live to see how it is affecting the fish population in your local streams and ponds.
9. Design a presentation on Fishing First Aide and give it to your club.
10. Help out at a local county conservation board fishing clinic.

Join a 4-H Fishing Club. Contact your County Extension Office to get information on possible Clubs, daycamps, after school programs and fishing information.

Go to a fishing camp. Contact your County Extension Office.

Learn on your own. Great project and other 4-H fishing information can be found in the "4-H Fish Iowa Responsible Angling Guide". This guide can be ordered from your Iowa County Extension Office. Just order publication number 4H-335 or contact the ISU Extension Distribution Center.

ISU Extension Distribution Center 119 Printing and Publications Building Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011-3171 Telephone: (515) 294-5247 Fax: (515) 294-2945

You can also contact the Distribution Center by E-mail at pubdist@iastate.edu. Please include publication title and ID number in your message.

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