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‘Kids to Fish’ Program; Borrow Gear/Tackle Free

‘Kids to Fish’ Program; Borrow Gear/Tackle Free
BORROW GEAR & TACKLE — Holden Kloker of Glasgow, who volunteered to help with the FWP rod loaner program, is shown with the rack of rods at the PRO Co-op in Flaxville.
‘Kids to Fish’ Program; Borrow Gear/Tackle Free
BORROW GEAR & TACKLE — Holden Kloker of Glasgow, who volunteered to help with the FWP rod loaner program, is shown with the rack of rods at the PRO Co-op in Flaxville.
 

Forty rod loaner sites, and 350 rods, can be found in northeast Montana A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) Region 6 program that allows kids and their friends or families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year.

In time for summer fishing, FWP staff has restocked and maintained over 350 fishing rods in most of the 40 different location sites across Montana’s Hi-Line. The “Kids to Fish” program lets anglers check out fishing rods and reels already equipped with basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers, and sinkers. Typically, eight rods are at each location, and some places have a tackle box available to borrow/use the available tackle.

“Although it takes quite a bit of time and effort to maintain, replace, and travel around to all the loaner locations, it’s worth it if it gets someone out fishing who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportuni...

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