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Wisconsin Fishing Expo 2025

Arts and Entertainment

January 24, 2025

From: Wisconsin Fishing Expo

Schedule Of Events:

February 21, 2025

Speaker Room A
2:00 PM - Ty Hanson – Big Baits for Big Bass in Shallow Water
3:30 PM - Justin Schneider – Lake Winnebago Walleye and Other Lake Systems.
5:30 PM - Jim Pahl-Washa – Trailering Boats

Speaker Room C
3:00 PM - Luke Ronnestrand – Five Tips to Catch More Muskies
5:00 PM - Capt. Jerry Costabile – Panfish On Trolling Boards

Speaker Room D
6:00 PM - Tommy Kemos – Opening Day Walleye Tactics

February 22, 2025

Speaker Room A
11:00 AM - Jeff Contreras – Keep It Simple Muskies: By Land, by Kayak, By Boat!
1:00 PM - Capt. Jerry Costabile – Intro to Trolling with Boards (Salmon/Multi Species)
3:00 PM - Capt. Barb Carey and Rikki Pardun – Shoreline Hot Spots and Tactics
4:30 PM - Brian Falleck and Jeff Lyon – Muskie Fishing the Madison Chain Throughout the Season

Speaker Room B
10:00 AM - Capt. Greg Karch- Fishing Basics 101
First 75 youth 16 and under will receive a spin cast fishing combo thanks to the Wildlife Forever and Getting Families Fishing & Boating.

2:00 PM - Capt. Greg Karch – Beyond Basic Fishing
The first 75 youth 16 and under will receive a mini tackle box with tackle and a fishing education book. All attending Beyond the Basics seminar will go into a drawing for Pflueger Spinning fishing combo, Plano Elite Kevin Van Dam soft-sided Tackle Bag and a pair of Offshore Tackle Company planer boards with tattle flags.  3 Winners. Thanks to Learn 2 Fish With Us sponsors.

Speaker Room C
10:00 AM - Greg Haut – Next Level Wisconsin Large and Smallmouth Bass Tactics
2:00 PM - Ish Monroe – Catch Bigger Bass to Win for Fun and At The Scale
5:00 PM - Chris James – Bass Tournaments and Set Up, New Laws

Speaker Room D
11:00 AM - Tommy Kemos – Things You Need to Learn About Spring River Walleye
1:00 PM - Mathew Crawford – Panfish Perfected: Deep Jigging and Shallow Casting
3:00 PM - Capt. Adam Walton – Koshkonong Tactics and System Updates
5:30 PM - Tom Huynh – Forward Facing Sonar Part A – Set Up, Settings, Boat Control, Differentiate Species with FFS

February 23, 2025

Speaker Room A
11:00 AM - Alec Nickel – Giant Perch on Bay of Green Bay and Mississippi River
12:30 PM - Steve Herbeck – Muskies- Living on the Edge!
2:00 PM - Donna Smith – Fly Fishing

Speaker Room B
12:00 PM - Capt. Greg Karch – Fishing Basics 101
First 75 youth 16 and under will receive a Future Pro Shirt thanks to the Wildlife Forever and Getting Families Fishing & Boating.

Speaker Room C
10:30 AM - Ish Monroe – 25 Years of Hilarious and Scary Tournament Stories
1:00 PM - Severin Tubbin – Finesse Bass Fishing

Speaker Room D
12:00 PM - Tom Huynh – Forward Facing seminar Part 2: Get more bites, correct rod and reel setup, fishing in weeds, fishing in rocks
2:00 PM - Larry Smith – Breaking Down Big Water – Multi-Species Success!

Date: February 21 - 23, 2025

Time:
Friday: 1:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Location:
Alliant Energy Center,
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way,
Madison, WI 53713.

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