The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife teams up with businesses, organizations and volunteers from all over Washington to provide fishing opportunities for children ages 5 to 14.
These events take place from April to June, and each provides a day of fishing for several hundred kids and their families. For $5 each, kids fishing these events can catch and keep a couple of fat rainbow trout, receive a Fishing Kids t-shirt, and can also keep the Zebco rod and reel they're given at the start of the event. Pre-registration is required; the number of kids per event is limited.
To find out more, and get a registration form, call the number listed for each event below.
Local fishing clubs, civic organizations and other groups also sponsor fishing derbies for kids and families through the spring and summer, many of them open to the public.
| 2009 SCHEDULE |
| 2009 dates |
Location |
Contact |
Saturday,
April 18 |
Vancouver:
Klineline Pond |
Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
360-906-6706 |
| Saturday,
April 18 |
Lacey:
Long’s Pond |
Lacey Parks Dept.
360-491-0857 |
| Saturday,
April 18 |
Seattle:
Green Lake |
C.A.S.T. for Kids
425-251-3202 |
| Saturday,
April 25 |
Longview:
Lake Sacajawea |
Longview Parks and Recreation
360-442-5400 |
| Saturday,
May 2 |
Kennewick:
Columbia Park Pond |
Kennewick Parks
509-585-4293 |
| Saturday,
May 2 |
Spokane:
(Medical Lake) Clear Lake |
Spokane County 4H
509-477-2166 |
| Saturday,
May 9 |
Everett:
Silver Lake |
Everett Parks Dept.
425-257-8300 |
| Saturday,
May 9 |
Yakima:
Sarge Hubbard Park Pond |
Yakima Greenway
509-453-8280 |
| Saturday,
May 16 |
Seattle:
Lake Washington (Seward Park) |
C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation
425-251-3202 |
| Saturday,
May 16 |
Lakewood:
American Lake |
Pierce County Parks
253-798-4176 |
| Saturday,
June 6 |
Renton:
Lake Washington (Gene Coulon Park) |
Renton Parks and Recreation
425-430-6700 |
| Saturday,
June 6 |
Wenatchee
(Leavenworth): Leavenworth Hatchery |
Hooked on Toys
509-663-0740 |
| Saturday,
June 13 |
Moses
Lake: Moses Lake |
Moses Lake Parks and Recreation
509-766-9240 |
| Saturday,
June 13 |
Colfax:
Gilchrist Pond |
Whitman County 4H
509-397-6290 |
| Saturday,
June 20 |
Silverdale:
Island Lake |
Kitsap County Parks
360-337-5370 |