Youth Fishing Clinics to Limit Boat Lauch Access at Rose Lake

Idaho Fish and Game, in cooperation with the Panhandle Bass Club, has planned youth fishing clinics at Rose Lake for Saturday, June 19. For safety, Fish and Game wants all anglers not involved in the clinic to know that the main boat launch at Rose Lake will have limited availability before 5 p.m. on June 19. Anglers are encouraged to avoid Rose Lake before 5 p.m. on Saturday if they plan to use the main boat launch. Fish and Game suggests anglers use the Medimont launch on other nearby lakes such as Cave and Medicine. Nearby Killarney Lake is also recommended to avoid long waits for boat ramp access. After 5 p.m., boat access to Rose Lake should return to normal. While Fish and Game holds numerous hunting and fishing events, this is the first time Fish and Game has offered this particular clinic. The focus is to encourage youngsters to participate in outdoor activities and perhaps choose fishing as a lifetime sport. "We are very excited with the response," Fish and Game Regional Conservation Officer Craig Walker said. "Within a couple of days of announcing the event in the local media, all 60 spaces were full." The number of participants in the event is limited, as the Panhandle Bass Club will be providing boats and individual instruction for young anglers. All spaces are taken. The clinics are full and there is a waiting list. No additional registrations are being accepted. Fish and Game hopes this will become an annual event and hope they will be able to provide this opportunity to additional new, young anglers every year.