Youth Ice Fishing Clinic Scheduled in Glasgow

Ron Selden

A youth ice fishing clinic is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sun., Jan. 25 at Glasgow’s Home Run Pond.

The pond is located in Sullivan Park off the Fort Peck Highway on the east side of town. Holes will be drilled through the ice beforehand, and fishing rods, tackle and bait will be provided. Participants can bring their own gear if they prefer, but only one fishing rod per child can be used at a time.

Home Run Pond is officially designated as a state “Children’s Fishing Water,” and only youths 14 years old and under can normally fish there. But because the free Jan. 25 event is “educational,” children 14 and under and their adult helpers will be given a one-day exemption from needing a fishing license.

Participants can learn various ways to catch different species of fish through the ice with assistance from FWP staff and various volunteers. Members of Boy Scout Troop 861 are helping organize and run the fishing clinic as part of an Eagle Scout service project.

Prizes will be awarded for the largest and smallest fish, and all participants will also be entered in a drawing. The clinic will be subject to cancellation if weather or ice conditions are deemed unsafe.

This clinic is co-sponsored by Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the Glasgow-Fort Peck Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited and Boy Scout Troop 861. For more information, call Ron Selden at (406) 228-3723 or 263-4636 or Chance Rauscher at (406) 228-4888.