Lions District 27-D2 Fishability Day

Genoa Federal Fish Hatchery

Great River Road Interpretive Center

June 13, 2026

9:00a

 

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District 27-D2 will be hosting their 12th Annual Fishability Day for special needs students on June  13, 2026. Lion Dan Wolfe is Chairman of the planning committee.

 

The Fishability Day is not to be confused with a “Tournament”. This will be a day where the emphasis will be on fun! New this year, the event will start at 9:00 AM at the Great River Road Interpretive Center. Then there will be a short program at the dock. After that, fishing will be done around one of the ponds of the Fish Hatchery. After fishing, there will be a light lunch. There are handicapped accessible docks for wheelchairs. Each participant will receive a free commemorative memento and a medal or other small memento of the occasion.

 

In order to avoid any contamination of the trout pond, participants should NOT bring their own fishing gear or bait. There will be three trout of good size available for each participant. Lion members are needed to be one-on-one with each participant for safety reasons and to help mentor the participant. We need volunteer Lion members to help with parking, assisting participants, cleaning/icing fish, serving food, etc.

 

The committee is asking each club to sign-up a student or two (K-12) with special needs to participate in this fun day. Your club should arrange with parents or guardians for transportation to the Hatchery at Genoa. Parents or guardians MUST attend. Due to a limited amount of space and fish, the participation will be limited to thirty (30) determined by the registration dates. If the club has difficulty in locating an eligible student, it is suggested that you might contact local school personnel for recommendations. 

                                                                                     

All clubs should make members aware of the event, look for individuals that would make good participants, and see if any Lions would like to help with the event. New this year, the committee is asking the participants to bring a friend who might also want to participate. If you have any questions contact Lion Dan Wolfe dwolfe9760@gmail.com or 608-457-2365 or Pat Dearth justcause15@hotmail.com or 608-279-2417.

 

Would you like to hold a Fishability Day in your area? Let’s discuss how to make this happen!

 

Thanks for all that you do as a Lion

                                                                                     

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