On Saturday, June 14, children will wet a line" in Alder Pond near Potage Glacier at Portage Valley, for a day-long program that begins at 11:00 a.m. The Alaska department of Fish and Game stocks the lake with rainbow trout for the occaion. Last year almost 250 children participated in the annual Kids Fish Day celebration at Alder Lake.
The National Fishing Week kickoff is hosted annually by several Federal agencies, including the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service, as well as the DC Department of Fisheries, the American Sportfishing Association, and industry and conservation groups. These organizations and community partners also sponsor thousands of fishing week events across the Nation during National Fishing Week to celebrate the sport of fishing.
Virtually all states provide free fishing days to celebrate National Fishing Week, which in general allow the public to fish without a licsence.
Established a decade ago, National Fishing Week is officially celebrated the first Monday through the following Sunday in June. About 2,500 National Fishing Week events are held annually with an estimated half-million participants nationwide.
FWS
Note to Editors: Photographs from the Alaska event will be available on request from Connie M.J. Barclay
