Hi folks,
I am an administrator (and avid bass fisherman) in residence life at University of Wisconsin-Superior. This next year, we are embarking on something awesome: an alternative spring break trip somewhere south to do some bass/panfishing. Typically, a lot of students travel to places like TX or Mexico to have your "standard crazy spring break", but we want to offer a healthy and fun alternative that appeals to our students. Being in northern Wisconsin, we have a lot of students who are very avid fishermen and hunters, and I want to be able to take them somewhere warm and fun to do some bass and panfishing. I've traveled to the mid-South a few times in mid-March and its been a bit chilly for fishing/being outdoors, but I am hoping you all could help me out with locations and such.
Our break is March 18-27th. I will be leading the trip with 3 or 4 college students with me.
Can you recommend a lake/area that we should go to? I am looking for basic accomodations for the students (basic cabins, or rooms in a lodge). 100% ideal would be able to be at a place that is an all-inclusive (meals, boat rental, housing) and access to a guide to get the students on some fish. Our budget is limited seeing that we are coming from a university, and I am hoping to strike some deals with our destination financially for the students. I really want the trip to be a lot of fun and an opportunity to get away from our frozen tundra up north, but want to be able to get the students on fish and not break the bank at the same time.
I am really hoping you can help make recommendations or email me request for info onto your fishing colleagues. Maybe someone will know of a place they'd recommend, maybe they own/rent out cabins on a lake, or maybe they are a guide looking to look in some business with some eager college students. I'd take any and all help you can provide. I'm going to post this on a bunch of major fishing sites, but want to appeal to experts out there too! I need to make a decision FAST so I look forward to hearing back from you.
Again, please feel free to forward this onto folks who you think would best be able to help me.
You can reply directly to mfitch1@uwsuper.edu
