Teaching Fishing

Teaching fishing is the cornerstone upon which this show is built and what makes it unique from other events of its kind. The Niagara Falls Convention Center offers a spacious Exhibitor Event Center, multiple seminar rooms and the Hawg Trough, which provides the ability to educate over 1,200 attendees concurrently, each targeting different topics/levels of expertise. 

The core belief of the show is that education is the key to growing the sportfishing community by recruiting new anglers, including the next generation, as well as providing existing anglers with the fishing knowledge they need to make their time on the water more enjoyable and successful. The education also allows anglers the opportunity to diversify the species that they fish for if they so desire.  

With over 200 free classes included with the price of show admission, along with more in-depth clinics and schools (pre-sale tickets required for some), every attendee will find multiple classes that will improve their fishing skills. The value that this education provides to our attendees is reflected in our year-over-year survey data, which shows that attendees participate in over seven seminars on average and are at the expo for multiple days. Nine out of ten attendees feel that the education they received will help them catch more fish in their future outings! 75% of our attendees have attended the expo in the past, demonstrating the value of this education to them. The education offerings include the following:

1. Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon
2. Lake Erie & Inland Lake Walleye
3. Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Niagara River & Inland Lakes Bass
4. Lake Ontario & Lake Erie Tributary Trout
5. Lake Erie & Inland Lakes Perch
6. Marine Electronics & Boat Rigging
7. Youth Fishing
8. Women Fishing
9. Fisheries Management / General Fishing

A full and detailed curriculum will be available here in early January 2027.