MOUNT VERNON – The Kokosing Valley Jr. Anglers is a new endeavor being organized by Advisor, Katie Hux. This group will form a youth fishing club for interested youth to join from Knox and surrounding counties. The club will offer youth the opportunity to participate in recreational fishing and boating while learning aquatic resource conservation. As Art Nuemann, Founder of Trout Unlimited stated “Take care of the fish and fishing will take care of itself.”
Club members will have the opportunity to participate in fishing tournaments sponsored by the Ohio Bass Federation. Club tournaments will be held at surrounding lakes which will include; Knox Lake, Clear Fork, Charles Mill and Pleasant Hill. Currently the club is taking members ages 8-18. For more information, visit the Kokosing Valley Anglers Facebook page and complete the registration form and view the plan of work for the club in 2017. There will be three age groups in the club which includes ages 8-10; ages 11-15 and ages 16-18. Members in the age group of 8-10 will only be able to participate in fishing derbies while the other members will participate in the tournaments.
An informational meeting is planned for October 27 at 6:00 p.m. at the Knox County OSU Extension Office, 160 Columbus Road, Mount Vernon. Space is limited so pre-registration is necessary. To obtain a registration form please send your request to kokosingvalleyjranglers@hotmail.com You need not be a resident of Knox County to join. The cost to join will be $45.00 which includes the Ohio Bass Federation and The Bass Federation annual dues.
Activities planned for the club include community service, field trips, boater safety certification, local fishing derbies and tournament participation and 4-H project enrollment. Educational programs the club will offer will be funded through grant monies through the ODNR Division of Wildlife. If you would like to volunteer or suggest an event the club might sponsor, contact Katie Hux at 740-485-1411.