1ST ANNUAL
Complete Angler Weekend Campout
Gibson Ranch Regional Park
September 27-29th, 2024

Spend the weekend at Gibson Ranch Regional Park fishing and earn 3 merit badges. Those scouts earning all three will receive* the Complete Angler Award with the patch they can wear on their uniform. The weekend starts on Friday evening at 6 pm and finishes on Sunday afternoon at 1pm

There will be a preliminary zoom meeting in August to review the requirements for the Fish & Wildlife merit badge.

By the end of the weekend session, Scouts should be able to complete most if not all of the requirements for the 3 merit badges. After the weekend Scouts will make a presentation on fishing to their troop, pack or crew.

Prerequisites:

Willingness to learn

Interest in fishing

Willing to complete some requirements on their own between the zoom meeting and the weekend so that the fish & wildlife requirements can be signed off during the weekend.

We’ll cover the following

How to complete the Fish & Wildlife Management requirements on your own

Safety & first aid while fishing

8 knots

Different kinds of fishing equipment and their purpose

Fishing regulations

Leave No Trace while fishing

How to fly cast

Cleaning & cooking fish

All about flies and artificial lures

Fly tying (tie 2 flies)

*To complete the award, Scouts will make a presentation to their troop, crew, or pack teaching others about a specific fishing topic.

All equipment will be provided. Scouts are welcome to bring their fly fishing equipment or spin cast rods if they want.  For more information about the event and the Angling Award, please see the attachments. 

$80.00 per Scout which includes all program supplies, camping and meals.
$30.00 per adult, which includes camping and all meals.