Fishing For Life Events Calendar
Click on the event in the calendar for more information and registration links. (Live links will appear in Red.)
Check back weekly for updated live registration links as we get closer to the event dates.
2025
December
- 5-7 – St Paul Ice Show Trout Pond
- 4-7 – Youth Muzzleloader Deer Camp, Perham, MN
- 9 – Christmas Celebration
- 11-14 – Military R&R, Veterans Dark House Spearing, Squaw Lake, MN
- 29 – Youth Pike Fest Camp, Centerville, MN
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2026
January
- 15-18 — Trout Pond St Paul RV Supershow, St Paul
- 22 — REI Event at Ridgedale YMCA, Minnetonka
- 31 — OWLs Ice Fishing Event, Medicine Lake
February
- 7 — Military R&R Holes 4 Heroes Ice Fishing Tournament, Medicine Lake
- 11 — CPR & First Aid Training for Volunteers, Rogers
- 19 — Youth Volunteer Guide Training, Rogers
- 21 — Metro Camps Reel Family Ice Camp, Medicine Lake
- 27 – Mar 1 — Trout Pond at Muskie Expo, Shakopee
March
- 5 — OWLs Fishing Techniques & Tips Clinic, LTBD
- 13-15 — Youth Camps Crappie Camp, Hill City
- 19 — Youth Volunteer Guide Training, Rogers
April
- 15 — REI Collections at YMCAs of the North begin
- 18 — Fishing For Life Gala, Arden Hills
- 19-21 — Military R&R Gunnin’ for Gobblers, Wisconsin
- 22 — REI Campus Clean Up Day, Elk River
- 23-26 — Youth Camps Turkey & Firearms Safety Camp, Perham
- 25 — Military R&R Crappie Contest, Lake Minnetonka
- 27 — OWLs Foraging Event, Metro
May
- 6 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 7 — OWLs REI Rebuilding Rods & Reels Event, LTBD
- 11-13 — Military R&R Reel Heroes Fishing Event, Reno Lake
- 15 — REI Final Collection of YMCA donations, Metro Area
- 16-17 — Metro Camps Reel Connections Camp, Eden Prairie
- 20 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 21 — REI YMCA, Coon Rapids
June
- 3 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 6 — OWLs Fishing Event, Lake Minnetonka
- 12 — Youth Camps Muskie Day Camp, Hastings
- 17 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 18 — Military R&R Armed Forces Family Fun Celebration, Lake Minnetonka
- 18 — Youth Camps Bowfishing Carp Camp, Hastings
July
- 1 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 11 — Trout Pond MN Outdoor Youth Day, Nicollet
- 14 — Youth Camps Firearms Safety & Trap Shoot, Alexandria
- 15 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 17-19 — Metro Camps Hooked on Hope Camp, Baker Park Reserve
- 22-26 — Trout Pond, Scott County Fair, Jordan
- 24 — OWLs Ladies Night at Metro Gun Club, Blaine
- 27-30 — Youth Camps Jake Heath Bass Camp, Pillager
August
- 1 — Trout Pond, Meeker County Fair, Litchfield
- 2 — Trout Pond, Pine County Fair, Pine City
- 4 — Pastors’ Fishing Tournament, Wayzata
- 5 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 5 — Neurodiversity Fishing Event, Medicine Lake
- 9-11 — Youth Camps Catfish Camp, Hastings
- 15-16 — Trout Pond, Ox Cart Days, Crookston
- 19 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 20 — Youth Camps Firearms Safety & Trap Shoot, Blaine
- 22 — OWLs Going Beyond Simulcast, Rogers
- 31 – Sept 3 — Military R&R Pay it Forward Trip, Lake of the Woods, Baudette
September
- 2 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 10-12 — Youth Camps Frank Schneider Memorial Muskie Tournament, Walker
- 10-13 — Deep C’s Men’s Retreat, Alexandria
- 11-13 — OWLs Women’s Retreat, Alexandria
- 16 — Wednesdays on the Water, Lake Minnetonka
- 16-18 — Military R&R RAMY World Class Veterans Catfish Event, Grand Forks
- 21 — OWLs Bible Study, Metro/Virtual
- 28-30 — Military R&R Cast and Blast, Detroit Lakes
October
- 1 — REI Campus Clean Up Day, Elk River
- 3 — Youth Camps Trolling for Trophies Muskie Day Camp, White Bear Lake
- 5 — OWLs Bible Study, Metro/Virtual
- 10 — OWLs Fall Hike, Taylor’s Falls
- 19 — OWLs Bible Study, Metro/Virtual
- 19 — Military R&R Marshes to Meadows Hunt, Little Falls
- 28 — Military R&R Muskie Mayhem, Metro Area
November
- 2 — OWLs Bible Study, Metro/Virtual
- 5 — OWLs Thanksgiving Gathering, LTBD
- 13-15 — Military R&R Accessible Hunt for Heroes, Perham
- 19 — Give to the Max Day
December
- 2-6 — Youth Camps Muzzleloader Deer Camp, Perham
- 4-6 — Trout Pond, St Paul Ice Show, St Paul
- 8 — Deep C’s and OWLs Christmas Celebration, LTBD
- 10-13 — Military R&R Veterans Dark House Spearing, Squaw Lake
- 29 — Youth Camps Pike Fest Dark House Spearing Camp, Centerville