Angler Education Instructor Training and Certification

Description

Join Access Ability Wisconsin members at this workshop to get certified as a DNR Angler Education Instructor. This workshop is tailored to adults with prior angling experience interested in hosting Learn to Fish programs and clinics. We’ll focus on DNR Learn to Fish program expectations, available resources and tips to lead a successful fishing clinic.

Your participation in this training and successful completion of a background check will certify you as an Angler Education Instructor. Certified Angler Education Instructors are provided access to DNR Learn to Fish program materials to offer angling related programs and clinics to various groups in their community.

Location: Blackhawk Lake Recreation Area
2025 County Hwy-BH
Highland, WI 53543

Cost: Free.

Registration deadline: May 7, 2026

To register, contact Jarrod Folkman, DNR Angler R3 Coordinator, at Jarrod.Folkman@Wisconsin.gov or 920-342-7855.

If you sign up and later decide not to attend, please cancel by noon on Monday, May 11.

Participants will be expected to pass a background check. It is best to fill out the background check form in advance to help reduce the time it takes to become a certified angler instructor. Participants will also have to sign a participation agreement upon arrival.