A Brushpile Fishing Academy is an environment where fishing meets fellowship and fun. Tuition covers meals, lodging, and an astronomical amount of both on and off-water instruction over the course of three days from some of the most well-known names in the crappie fishing industry. Not to mention a ton of top-of-the-line products from all the sponsors who make the academies possible.
Not only do academy instructors take the time in the classroom to break down different techniques which they have perfected throughout years of fishing all over the United States. Attendees have the opportunity each day to put their knowledge to the test on the water—Thursday and Friday are split days with ½ a day spent in classroom followed by a ½ day on water or vice versa, whereas Saturday consists of a full day on water with two different instructors. In other words, getting quality on-the-water time with four different instructors over the course of three days; this opportunity isn’t available anywhere other than a Brushpile Fishing Academy, a setting in which attendees have the opportunity to learn and practice what may or may not be a new technique of fishing.
The experience doesn’t stop at catching the fish however. Instructors are more than willing to take the lesson one step further in demonstrating proper fish cleaning, and then, of course, the experience comes full circle with the community fish fry where folks get to chow down on some truly tasty eats including the fish caught by attendees paired with the famous Ron Wong hush puppies. If the harvest is overly abundant, there may even be an opportunity for attendees to snag a bag of filets to take home for a family fish fry.
Most folks sign up because they want to learn how to be better fishermen; however, all the academy alumni would testify that learning different fishing techniques is truly only a fraction of the takeaway. The fellowship discovered at the academy is what keeps alumni coming back as perpetual students. Not only are there opportunities to rub shoulders with some of the best crappie fishermen in the industry; there are opportunities to create quality friendships that last a lifetime.
Grant applications are currently being accepted for the first female and young adult Brushpile Fishing Academy at Green River Lake at Holmes Bend Marina & Resort in Columbia, KY. The academy will run from March 26th-28th with lodging check-in anytime Wednesday afternoon or thereafter and check-out Sunday morning. For questions regarding the academy, please contact Buz Meyer by phone at (256) 490-5289 or by email at pmeyer1@nktelco.com