Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington (GoPAW)
"Kid's fish-in" NEWS!
Thank you for the great season this year. We had nearly 9000 youth attend events all across Washington State this year.
Report: 2010 Kids' Fish-In Report to WDFW
WDFW has verbally informed GoPAW that there will not be any funding for future events in effort to effectively discontinue any furture Kids' Fish-In Activities. Call, email and contact your Fish and Wildlife Commission members to give your comments. The Director and Deputy Director should also hear your comments!
GoPAW is working on putting together a plan to fund these events. The full package to make these events happen is approximately $165,000.00 so stay tuned!
You can get more information about this program and answers to question by sending an email to kidsfishin@gopaw.org
This program offers an opportunity for a first time angler youth 5-14 years of age a chance to learn about fishing hands on. Each event location is slightly different in the many different activities, with the primary focus on providing a great fishing experience where youth can catch and keep up to two rainbow trout to take home for dinner.
Each event has a registration fee (listed on registration forms for each event) and registration form that is required to be sent in prior to the event. Space is limited and early registrations are STRONGLY recommended!
OKAY, you ask, " How do I get my child registered?"
Download an application or contact the local contact number once posted below for more information.
Complete the application and return it along with the registration fee as soon as possible as these events are limited in size and are based on a first come first serve application process.
SPACE IS LIMITED FOR ALL LOCATIONS!
Kids' Fish-In Activities Scheduled for 2010
The 2010 Kids' Fish-In season concluded on 6/12 with its final three events. See our calender page for other activities of interest being held around the Washington State.
April 10th - Klineline Pond, Vancouver, WA - event concluded for 2010 - w/ 1415 anglers
April 17th - Long's Pond, Lacey, WA - event concluded for 2010 - w/ 600 anglers
May 1st - Columbia Park Pond, Kennewick, WA - event concluded w/ over 1200 happy anglers
May 1st - Clear Lake, Spokane, WA -event concluded w/ 1000 happy anglers
May 8th - Silver Lake, Everett, WA - 600 happy anglers enjoyed a great day of FUN!\
May 8th - Reflection Pond at Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima, WA - over 880 youth enjoyed fishing at this great location.
May 15th - American Lake, Lakewood, WA - 325 youth joined in on some fantastic fishing and enjoyed the sunny weather. What a beautiful place to enjoy a late spring day!
May 22nd - Green Lake, Seattle, WA - 542+ youth enjoyed a great day of fishing in the sun!
June 5th - Lake Sacajawea, Longview, WA - 400 happy anglers enjoyed a great sunny day!
June 5th - USFWS Icicle Hatchery, Leavenworth, WA - 400 anglers enjoyed a great day!
June 12th - Cascade Park, Moses Lake, WA - 500 youth had a great time catching fish!
June 12th - Gilchrist Pond, Colfax, WA - what a great event and weather was fantastic !
June 12th - USFWS Cook Creek Hatchery on the Olympic Peninsula - Great day to go fishing
In mid July, GoPAW will publish this years report on this website, we hope you will check back to see the impacts and outcomes.
The goals of this program are to:
- Develop a meaningful and enjoyable fishing opportunity to local youth.
- Provide access to and to promote fishing as an alternative leisure activity.
- Offer education surrounding water safety, angler ethics, and fish identification to local youth.
- Provide a a hands on experience that can become a lifelong hobby.
For additional youth fishing opportunities and places to go along with other information on these events you can also see http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/youth_education.html and look under the Youth Fishing section for the upcoming 2010 schedule.
