COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

City Cats and staff are proud supporters of Winnipeg’s Learn to Fish program. Partnering with the City of Winnipeg, local tackle stores, and the Province of Manitoba. This grassroots program provides a unique opportunity to showcase fishing techniques to new anglers.

Many of these anglers are youth and for them, this may be the first time they have ever held a fishing rod in their hands. Teaching youth about the basics of fishing will provide them with a lifelong skill that hopefully they will pass down to their children.

Courses are offered in early June in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. For more information on how you can register for this fun and enjoyable program, please visit the City of Winnipeg website at winnipeg.ca/cms.

City Cats, in cooperation with the local tackle stores, provincial fish and game groups, the City of Winnipeg, and the Province of Manitoba, is a lead sponsor of the annual Winnipeg Fish Festival. Now The festival continues to grow and provides a unique opportunity for residents and visitors to learn about Winnipeg’s urban fishery.

During the day there are mainstage seminars by City Cats fishing pros, kids fishing activity stations, the Manitoba Wildlife Federation casting corral, fish displays, fish arts and crafts, and much, much, more.

The festival is usually held at Forks where the mighty Red and Assiniboine rivers converge in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. So stop by and let City Cats pros teach you the secrets of landing those monster catfish and walleye!

City Cats is a strong supporter of youth fishing programs. Working in cooperation with the City of Winnipeg leisure guide program, over 6 weeks of youth recreational angling camps are offered throughout July and August each summer. These new anglers get a chance to fish the mighty Red River with City Cats pro-angler Todd Longley and visit the Whiteshell Fish Hatchery to name a few of the week’s activities. This community-based program is teaching youth about the basics of fishing and provides them with a lifelong skill that hopefully they will pass down to their children.

Youth fishing camps are offered in July and August each year. For more information on how you can register for this fun and exciting fishing program, please visit the City of Winnipeg website at winnipeg.ca/cms/.

Since its inception in 2001, the City Cats fall fishing derby continues to grow and provides an opportunity for all anglers to participate in a derby right in downtown Winnipeg. Thousands of dollars worth of prizes have been given away and this is the direct result of Winnipeg’s corporate community who generously donate prizes to make this event happen and be so successful.

Since its inception in 2001, the City Cats fall fishing derby continues to grow and provides an opportunity for all anglers to participate in a derby right in downtown Winnipeg. Thousands of dollars worth of prizes have been given away and this is the direct result of Winnipeg’s corporate community who generously donate prizes to make this event happen and be so successful.