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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]STATE OF MICHIGAN
2003 SUMMER FREE FISHING WEEKEND EVENTS
JUNE 7 & 8, 2003
NO FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED, ALL FISHING REGULATIONS STILL APPLY[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION
Allegan County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Lake Allegan
Echo Point Access Site
June 7 8:00am – 5:00pm Steve Norton
Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality
269-567-3573
Free carp derby for all ages. Please bring your own
fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes for the kids
and educational information for all are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Antrim County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Elk Rapids Harbor
June 7 5:00am – dusk Terri Crandall-Kimble
Elk Rapids Area Chamber
of Commerce
1-800-626-7328
5:00am – dusk - Free charter boat trips for adults
65 and older. Pre-registration at phone number
provided is required.
4:00pm – dusk – Free fishing derby for children
ages 14 and under, accompanied by an adult.
Please bring your own fishing pole, tackle and bait
(limited fishing equipment available). Prizes and
refreshments are included.
4:00pm – 7:00pm – All ages, Fish boil and
entertainment.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Bay County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Bay City State
Recreation Area
Saginaw Bay Visitor
Center
June 7 9:00am – 3:00pm Valerie Blaschka
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources
989-667-1894
Free family fishing derby, kids casting contest,
fishing clinic, fly fishing workshop and more for all
ages. Eighty fishing poles are available. Bait and
refreshments are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Cass County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Dowagiac
Conservation Club
June 7 8:00am – 1:00pm Furmer Reed
Dowagiac Conservation
Club
269-646-9839
Free fishing derby for children ages 9 to 14 (limited
to 25 participants). Please bring your own fishing
pole, tackle and bait (limited fishing equipment
available). Please bring your own life jacket. Bait,
prizes and refreshments are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Chippewa County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Community of
Kincheloe
Dukes Lake
June 7 9:00am – 6:00pm D.J. Malloy
Kinross Charter Township
906-495-5381 ext 108
Free fishing fun day for children ages 14 and
under, accompanied by an adult. Please bring
your own fishing pole, tackle and bait (limited
fishing equipment available). Prizes and
refreshments are included.[/size][/font]
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LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION
Eaton County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Delta Township
Sharp Park
June 7 9:00am – Noon Delta Township Parks and
Recreation Department
517-323-8555
Free fishing derby for children ages 2 to 15,
accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own
fishing pole, tackle and bait. Participation awards
are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Gogebic County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Henry Lake
Campground
June 7 8:00am – 1:00pm Jerry Edde
U.S. Forest Service
906-932-1330 ext 522
Free fishing derby, casting contest, minnow races,
and fish identification contests for children ages
15 & under, accompanied by an adult. Please
bring your own fishing pole, tackle and bait.
Prizes, refreshments and educational displays are
included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Gratiot County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
St. Louis Lappien Park
June 7 8:30am – Noon Joe Sholtz
Middle of Mitten Assoc.
989-681-5378
Free fishing derby for all ages. Please bring your
own fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes and
refreshments are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Hillsdale County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Lewis Emery Park
June 7 10:00am – 1:00pm Dan Smith
Hillsdale County
Conservation Club
517-439-9718 – evenings
Fishing derby for children ages 16 & under,
accompanied by an adult. A donation of a non-
perishable item is requested. Please bring your
own fishing pole and tackle. Bait, prizes and
refreshments are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Ingham County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Valhalla Park
June 7 9:00am – Noon Delhi Township Parks &
Recreation Dept.
517-694-1549
Free fishing derby and casting contest for children
ages 15 and under, accompanied by an adult.
Please bring your own fishing pole, tackle and bait.
Prizes are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Iron County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Iron River
Ottawa Lake
Campground
June 7 7:00am – 1:00pm Alisa Bartos
U.S. Forest Service
906-265-5139
Free fishing derby, casting contest, minnow races,
and fish identification contests for children ages
15 & under, accompanied by an adult for
registration. Please bring your own fishing pole,
tackle and bait. Prizes, refreshments and
educational displays are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Livingston County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Brighton Mill Pond
June 7 7:30am – 11:00am Scot Karevich
Brighton Optimist Club
810-225-2012
Free fishing derby for children ages 16 and under.
Please bring your own fishing pole, tackle and bait.
Prizes and refreshments are included.[/size][/font]
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LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION
Newaygo County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Nichols Lake
Campground
June 7 8:30am – Noon Tom Walter (ext 165) or
Jim Klein (ext 126)
U.S. Forest Service
231-745-4631
Free fishing fun day for children ages 17 and
under, accompanied by an adult. Please bring
your own fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes and
refreshments are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Oakland County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Fenton
Baker Lake
17465 Hickory Ridge
Rd.
June 7 7:00am – Noon Jim Earnest
Izaak Walton League of
America
810-239-5336
Family fishing derby for all ages, children ages 14
and under must be accompanied by an adult at all
time. Please bring your own fishing pole, tackle
and bait. There will be limited fishing from shore.
Boats 14 feet and under with electric motors are
encouraged. Life jackets are mandatory for
everyone on the boats and a $10 boat launch fee
will be charged. Prizes are included and all you
can eat breakfast from 7:00am – 9:00am ($3.00)
and lunch from 11:00am – 1:00pm ($2.50) are
available.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Oakland County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Kensington Nature
Center Building
June 8 Begins at 1:00pm Kensington Nature Center
248-685-0603
Fishing for beginners for all ages, children under
age 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please
bring your own fishing pole and tackle. Bait is
included. Pre-registration at phone number
provided is required. Cost of the program is $3.00.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Oakland County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Various
See listing of Clinton River Watershed Council
events at [/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][#0000ff][size 2]www.crwc.org[/size][/#0000ff][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
River Day 2003[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Ontonagon County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Ontonagon Marina
June 7 9:00am – 2:00pm Dawn Buss
U.S. Forest Service
906-884-2411
Free fishing derby, casting contest, minnow races,
and fish identification contests for children ages
15 & under, accompanied by an adult for
registration. Please bring your own fishing pole,
tackle and bait. Prizes, refreshments and
educational displays are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Saginaw County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Ojibway Island
June 7 8:00am – Noon Becky Goche
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
989-759-1669
Free fishing derby for children ages 3 to 15,
accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own
fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes are included.[/size][/font]
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LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION
St. Clair County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Port Huron Township
40 [/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 1]th [/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]Street Pond
June 7 10:00am – 3:00pm Bill Thompson
Port Huron Charter Twp.
810-987-6600
Free Lite Line Classic Fishing Clinic and Zebco
Casting Contest for children ages 16 and under
and Senior Fishing Festival. Fishing pole, tackle
and bait will be available for kids and seniors.
Prizes and refreshments are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
St. Joseph County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Constantine
American Legion Post
June 7 7:00am – Noon Joe Whetstone
American Legion Post 223
269-435-2613
Free fishing derby for children ages 15 and under,
accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own
fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes and
refreshments are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Wayne County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Delray Pier
June 7 9:00am – 1:00pm Karen Peltola
Detroit Recreation
Department
313-297-9337
Free fishing fun day for children ages 14 and
under, accompanied by an adult. Please bring
your own fishing pole and tackle. Bait, prizes and
refreshments are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Wayne County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Michigan State Fair
Grounds
MDNR Pocket Park
June 7 8:30am – 2:00pm Gary Williams
MSU Extension
313-833-3299
Free Step Outside Woman’s Day Program for
women 18 years of age and older. Fishing pole,
tackle, bait and hands on instruction are included.
Please bring your own brown bag lunch.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Wayne County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Lake Erie Metropark
June 7 10:00am – 4:00pm Jerry Wykes
Lake Erie Metropark
734-379-5020 ext 5736
Fishing tournament for children ages 5 to 12. Pre-
registration at phone number provided is required.
Prizes and refreshments are included. Cost of the
program is $5.00.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Wayne County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Wyandotte
Bishop Park
June 7 10:00am – Noon Leslie Lupo
City of Wyandotte
734-324-4506
Free fishing derby for children ages 5 to 13,
accompanied by an adult (limited to the first 200
children). Please bring your own fishing pole and
tackle. Bait, gifts and prizes are included.[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Wexford County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Mitchell State Park
Carl T. Johnson
Hunting & Fishing
Center
June 7 & 8 10:00am – 4:00pm Rick Torres
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources
231-779-1321
Free 1½ hour fishing charter. Pre-registration at
phone number provided is required. Special
displays, workshops, and refreshments are
included.[/size][/font]
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LOCATION DATE TIME ADDITIONAL INFO. DESCRIPTION
Wexford County[/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 2]
Manistee National
Forest
Peterson Bridge
Campground
June 7 8:30am – 1:00pm Mike Joyce
U.S. Forest Service
231-723-2211 ext 122
Free fishing derby for children ages 5 to 12,
accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own
fishing pole, tackle and bait. Prizes and
refreshments are included.[/size][/font]
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