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PHOENIX – Catching, cleaning and cooking fish – it’s a sustainable and healthy process of getting food. The Arizona Game and Fish Department and The Breadfruit and Rum Bar want to show you how to do it all at a Hook-to-Plate Family Fishing event during the morning of Saturday, April 6 at Cortez Lake in Phoenix.
Arizona Game and Fish will be working with Phoenix District 1 Councilwoman, Thelda Williams, along with a host of partners: the City of Phoenix; H.E.C.H.O. (Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting and the Outdoors) and Phoenix Police Department, to provide a morning of free community-fishing fun.
Please remember to bring a cooler and ice for your fish.
Catching: the start of the adventure
For those who register during event hours of 8 a.m. to noon, no license is required and bait and loaner rods are available. Channel catfish will have been stocked. Ever felt the bouncing tugs of a fish at the end of your line?
Cleaning: a life-sustaining skill
An expert from The Breadfruit and Rum Bar will on-hand for filleting demonstrations, and anglers also will learn how to properly handle and clean fish. Cleaning demos will occur at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Learn a unique and valuable life skill.
Cooking: learn from the pros
The Breadfruit and Rum Bar will be hosting two fish cooking demonstrations. Cooking demos will occur at 9:30 a.m. and again at 11 a.m. Come learn how to take your catch from the “hook to plate” for a delicious, locally-sourced food source that is sustainably-produced.
This “hook to plate” event, for beginning and experienced anglers, also includes:
Cortez Lake is located at 3434 W. Dunlap Ave. in Phoenix.
For more information, contact the AZGFD Sport Fishing Education Program at 623-236-7240.
Also, see a list of upcoming fishing clinics statewide, or visit azgfd.gov.
Contact:
Nick Walter, Public Information Officer
(623) 236-7214, nwalter@azgfd.gov
AZGFD