Go Fish Education Center

10/20/2026

Registration for our October Toad-Ally Toddlers program is now open! You can find the link to register on the calendar at gofisheducationcenter.com/calendar-gfec.

10/01/2026

Bring your rain coats just in case! We look forward to seeing all the young anglers at the fishing rodeo!

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It's time to start making plans to attend this years fishing rodeo at the Go Fish Education Center in Perry, Ga! Registration will start at 8am at the front door of the center, fishing will start at 9am at the back pond and the event will conclude at 12 with awards and a raffle. Thank you, to all the sponsors that continue to give to this cause and for the new ones that are joining us this year. The event would not be possible without your support. I look forward to seeing everyone on October 3rd.

Volunteers and Sponsors are still needed! Please, pm if you would like to be apart of this years fishing rodeo!

09/28/2026

Registration for our October Homeschool program is open!
You can find the link to register on the calendar at gofisheducationcenter.com/calendar-gfec.
Please email the name(s) and age(s) of your child(ren) to [email protected] if they need to be added to the waitlist.

09/23/2026

***PLEASE SHARE***
It's time to start making plans to attend this years fishing rodeo at the Go Fish Education Center in Perry, Ga! Registration will start at 8am at the front door of the center, fishing will start at 9am at the back pond and the event will conclude at 12 with awards and a raffle. Thank you, to all the sponsors that continue to give to this cause and for the new ones that are joining us this year. The event would not be possible without your support. I look forward to seeing everyone on October 3rd.

Volunteers and Sponsors are still needed! Please, pm if you would like to be apart of this years fishing rodeo!

09/10/2026

Registration for our September Toad-Ally Toddlers program is now open! You can find the link to register on the calendar at gofisheducationcenter.com/calendar-gfec.

09/04/2026

Registration for our September Homeschool program is open!
You can find the link to register on the calendar at gofisheducationcenter.com/calendar-gfec.

08/31/2026

To celebrate Catfish month, we asked different departments at Go Fish to draw a catfish. Here are the results!
Tell us which one is your favorite!

08/20/2026

Do you or someone that you know have an interest in becoming a member of the Go Fish Education Center team? We are hiring a part-time hourly Fisheries Technician position!
$14/hour – 29 hours per week-MAX

Job Description:
This position is responsible for greeting and assisting visitors at the casting pond (assisting with fishing, equipment repair, and bait preparation), assisting with educational programming and leading aquarium tours, monitoring gallery simulators, front desk admissions/gift shop duties, processing hunting and fishing licenses, assisting aquarium and hatchery staff with husbandry tasks (cleaning, feeding, and water quality testing), helping set up and clean up for various programs and events.

Qualifications:
•Must be able to work rotating weekends: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Additional hours during the week will also be scheduled as needed.
•Must be comfortable assisting visitors of all ages. Friendly, outgoing personality is a plus and exceptional customer service skills are a must!
•Must be at least 18 years of age.
•Individuals with biology, fishing, or wildlife related backgrounds are preferred but not required.

DNR applications can be found at www.gadnr.org/careers

Completed applications and supplemental resumes can be mailed, emailed to [email protected], or dropped off at our front desk (Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays).

Go Fish Education Center
1255 Perry Parkway
Perry, GA 31069

07/31/2026

Ending our Volunteer Appreciation Week, we're giving a shoutout to our other summer intern, Wilson! Wilson has been a HUGE help all summer whether it was jumping in our tanks to clean them, moving fish around the hatchery, assisting young guests with fishing out at our casting pond and everything in between. We are so grateful that Wilson chose to spend his summer interning at the center and we are sad to see him go. Best of luck to Wilson!

Why did you start interning at the Go Fish Education Center?
"To gain experience in Biology fields."

What is your favorite part of interning with us?
"Learning and cleaning aquariums."

What is your favorite animal at the center?
"Bowfin and the Northern Studfish."

What is one thing you've learning from interning?
"How hatcheries work."

What are your future goals?
"To go to University of Georgia and become an ornithologist."

07/31/2026

Next on our list for spotlights is Hannah! Hannah has been volunteering with us on Thursdays and Fridays all summer long. She's been great at conducting water quality for our quarantine systems and prepping food for our exhibits. Unfortunately, this is our last week with her as she heads back to college in Atlanta. We wanted to thank her for all her help with summer!

Why did you start volunteering at the Go Fish Education Center?
"To gain experience!"

What is your favorite part of volunteering?
"I enjoy feeding the fish."

What is your favorite animal at the center?
"The Spotted Sucker and Garbohydrate, the Longnose Gar."

What is one thing you've learned from volunteering?
"I learned that fish are super sensitive and how to care for them."

What are your future goals?
"I want to work with Oregon's Department of Natural Resources."