MDC Bringing Free Fishing Workshop to Plattsburg

A free fishing workshop is coming to Plattsburg.

The Clinton County University of Missouri Extension Council and the Missouri Department of Conservation will host a free fishing pond tune-up workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, in Plattsburg.

The program is open to all ages in the Clinton County Youth Building at 251 East Missouri 116.

Tory Mason, MDC fisheries management biologist, will talk about pond construction and design, fish stocking recommendations, aquatic vegetation management, and what causes fish kills in ponds.

Senior fisheries and aquatic biologist for the private Midwest Lake Management, Jeff Slipke, will talk about fish stocking, electrofishing surveys, management plans, consulting, aquatic weed control, aeration systems, fountains, habitat enhancement, fish feeders, and more.

For more information, contact Jim Patrico, Extension Council secretary, at 816-806-4612.