PEDRO — Get your rod and reel ready.

The sixth annual Wheelin’ Sportsmen Fishing Day is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Wayne National Forest Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area Boardwalk. Lake Vesuvius is located off State Route 93, approximately one mile east on Lawrence County Road 29 (Paddle Creek Road).

This annual event is held through a partnership that includes the South Hills Longbeards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), the Wayne National Forest, Ohio University Southern Nature Center, Lawrence County Bass Club, and the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

The Wayne National Forest Wheelin’ Sportsmen Program was recently recognized at the NWTF National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

The NWTF presented the Ironton Ranger District the Making Tracks with the Forest Service National Award for Conservation Education.