Three lifetime licenses offered as prizes
Kids can fish for free and register to win prizes, including three lifetime licenses, at one of 48 kids fishing events being conducted across the state in late May and early June.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, in cooperation with Neuse Sport Shop, Trout Unlimited, Bayside Marina & Grill, Bass Pro Shops and the U.S. Forest Service, is supporting these fishing events as part of National Fishing and Boating Week 2010.
The grand prize is a lifetime sportsman license, which includes freshwater and saltwater fishing privileges, as well as hunting privileges, donated by Neuse Sport Shop in Kinston. First prizes are two lifetime freshwater fishing licenses, donated by the N.C. State Council of Trout Unlimited and Bayside Marina & Grill in Edenton. Bass Pro Shops is donating 50 fishing-related prizes, such as tackle boxes, rod-and-reel combos and fishing line, while the Wildlife Commission is donating another 50 prizes – any of which would be a perfect addition to a young angler’s tackle box.
Local sponsors for many events will provide prizes and gifts to registered participants as well.
In addition to providing prizes, Commission staff will be stocking fish into waters at some of these locations a few days prior to the events to increase the chances of reeling in a nice-sized catfish, bluegill or trout.
The Commission will conduct the drawing for the 103 prizes in late June. The names of winners, as well as their prizes, will be posted on the Commission’s website, www.ncwildlife.org.
To find a fishing event near you, visit www.ncwildlife.org/Fishing/documents/NFBW_2009_List_of_Events.pdf
For more information about National Fishing and Boating Week, visit the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation’s website, www.takemefishing.org. For more information on fishing in public, inland waters, visit www.ncwildlife.org/fishing.
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