LDWF encourages community to Get Out and Fish this summer
Tagged Catfish Derby, June 5 - 11
LDWF
and last updated 2021-06-03 13:36:32-04
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is encouraging the community to Get Out and Fish this summer.
15 pond sites across Louisiana are now fully stocked with adult-sized channel catfish - including Girard Park, where we caught up with David Mitchell. It s great to get the kids out the house. Get them something to do. And this right here this fishing tournament, whatever it s called again, it s a great idea. It s mainly for the family. Family and what s the word I m looking for, sportsmanship of it, he told us.
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Arlington’s pickleball players, eager to see the sport grow, will soon have more courts to play on.
The YMCA Arlington Tennis & Squash Center, at 3400 13th Street N. in the Virginia Square area, is repainting three tennis courts to make room for six pickleball courts. This change is part of an effort to meet the growing demand for facilities as the sport gains popularity.
“In the D.C. region, pickleball is exploding,” said Carlo Impeduglia, Associate Director of Racquets at the Y in Arlington.
He attributes the local and nationwide surge in interest in pickleball and other racquet sports to people searching for social sports where players can stay distanced during the pandemic.