First Cast: Instructor Certification Course (NW OH)

Name: First Cast: Instructor Certification Course (NW OH)
Start: 2025-03-11T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-11T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Wildlife District Two Office 952 Lima Avenue Findlay, Ohio 45840

Schedule

Tue Mar 11 2025 at 09:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Wildlife District Two Office 952 Lima Avenue Findlay, Ohio 45840 | Findlay, OH

Please read the details below and contact Jaron if you have questions about this certification course. It does require a full day commitment.
Any adult, group, or conservation club who has interest in taking kids fishing should consider becoming a certified First Cast (formerly known as Passport to Fishing) instructor. The class will take place at the Wildlife District Two Office on March 11 from 9am – 3pm. First Cast is a one-day instructor training program that qualifies individuals to become ODNR Division of Wildlife certified fishing instructors, like a hunter education instructor.
Participants are asked to bring a packed lunch and to dress comfortably. The class will take place indoors and requires the instructor candidates to complete and pass a background check prior to the class. The instructor candidate is responsible for paying for the background check. Here is the link to the background check: https://ow.ly/rPg950ULgRE
By becoming a certified instructor, you will be able to help reconnect students with the outdoors through fishing. Resources available include grants, equipment, brochures, and training. Questions pertaining to this specific training can be directed to Jaron Beck at [email protected] or 419-348-0851. For additional class information and other educational opportunities, visit wildohio.gov
First Cast is a structured curriculum to teach volunteers the basics of fishing and how to run a four-station fishing program with a fishing event. These instructors then go back to their communities with a written curriculum and training aids, to teach beginning anglers the basics of fishing.