Bill Luke Bass Days Offers Fun for the Family in Arizona

Come on out to Lake Pleasant this Friday through Sunday, March 15-17, and take part in the festivities at Bill Luke Bass Days. The event will be held at the Pleasant Harbor Marina on the east side of Lake Pleasant.

“This event is one of a kind,” said Don McDowell, the event director and host of the Sunday morning “Shake, Rattle and Troll” outdoors radio show on KFNX 1100. “It’s one of the biggest bass fishing tournaments in the Southwest, but what really makes it unique is it’s also a festival geared toward recreational anglers and families.”

While anglers are plying the Lake Pleasant waters, the event will feature plenty of activities to keep children and adults occupied, including magic acts, sport-fishing education, hot dog races, a rock climbing wall, invasive species education, pedal cars and a sand pile, just to name a few. Kids fish for free, and all kids who fish will receive a participation medal or trophy.

Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel also will be on hand, with exhibits and information on boating recreation and safety, aquatic invasive species, and the Operation Game Thief program.

In addition, there will be lake-side music concerts beginning at 6 p.m. Friday (Dina Preston Band) and 6 p.m. Saturday (Mogollon Band).

For more information about Bill Luke Bass Days, visit www.billlukebassdays.com.

Arizona Game and Fish Department

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is a state agency of Arizona, headquartered in Phoenix. The agency is tasked with conserving, enhancing, and restoring Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and habitats through aggressive protection and management programs. It also provides wildlife resources and safe watercraft and off-highway vehicle recreation for the enjoyment of, appreciation by, and use by present and future generations.