Minnesotans who want to catch some quality family time are encouraged
to take advantage of Take-A-Kid Fishing weekend, which is June 6-8.
Minnesota residents 18 and older can fish for free during these days
when they accompany an angler younger than 16.
“Most kids would love to go fishing,” said C.B. Bylander, Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) outreach section chief. “By
eliminating the need for a license on these three days, we’re
providing an opportunity for family and friends to try the recreational
sport of fishing with a youth and encouraging people to get outdoors,
have fun, and discover joys of fishing.”
Finding a place to fish is easy. Visit mndnr.gov/takemefishing on the
DNR Web site. Just click on the link to Lake Finder to catch all sorts
of inside information. Or, visit exploreminnesota.com to find great
places to stay, play and fish. Finally, visit the Recreational Boating
and Fishing Foundation Web site at mn.takemefishing.org to hook great
tips to make the trip a success.
The DNR’s MinnAqua program, which teaches kids and adults about lake
and stream ecology through angling, is planning several events
corresponding to Take-A-Kid Fishing Weekend. Events scheduled for
Saturday, June 7, include:
- children’s Fishing Clinic at Camden State Park near Lynd
- fishing History Fun at William O’Brien State Park near
Marine-on-St. Croix
- fishing History Fun at Lake Bemidji near Bemidji
- fishing History Fun at Bear Head Lake near Ely
- Take A Kid Trout Fishing at Whitewater State Park near Altura.
More information on these events is available online at
mndnr.gov/takeakidfishing.
“The idea is to give Minnesotans an opportunity to show kids just how
much fun fishing can be,” said Jenifer Matthees, DNR MinnAqua program
coordinator. “The only way to do that is to get these excitable young
anglers-to-be out to the lake.”
June 1-8 also is National Fishing and Boating Week. Boating
information, fishing tactics, tips on equipment and safety, advice and
stories from pro anglers is available online at
www.rbff.org.
