North Carolina’s Free Kids Fishing Events Underway This Weekend
OutdoorHub 05.29.12
Now is a great time to take a kid fishing, as more than 35 free, family-oriented fishing events are scheduled across the state in celebration of National Fishing and Boating Week 2012.
Supported by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, in cooperation with Neuse Sport Shop, N.C. State Council of Trout Unlimited, Bass Pro Shops and the U.S. Forest Service, these fishing events provide opportunities for young anglers to learn fishing basics, such as casting, knot-tying and tackle selection. They also let young anglers try their luck at reeling in a variety of freshwater fish — many of them stocked by the Commission — including trout in the mountains and channel catfish in the Piedmont and Coastal regions.
Participants registered at any listed event will be entered into a statewide, random drawing to win 152 fishing-related prizes. The grand prize is a lifetime sportsman license, which includes fishing privileges in freshwater and saltwater, as well as hunting privileges, donated by Neuse Sport Shop in Kinston. The first prize is a lifetime freshwater fishing license, donated by the N.C. State Council of Trout Unlimited.
Bass Pro Shops is donating 50 fishing-related prizes, such as tackle boxes, rod-and-reel combos and fishing line, while the Wildlife Commission is donating another 100 prizes — any of which would be a perfect addition to a young angler’s tackle box. Local sponsors for many events will provide prizes and gifts to registered participants as well.
The Commission will conduct the drawing for the prizes in late June. The names of winners, as well as their prizes, will be posted on the Commission’s website, www.ncwildlife.org.
Find a fishing event near you or visit www.ncwildlife.org/fishing for more information on fishing in public, inland waters.
