PINEDALE Kids are invited to “get hooked on fishing” at the annual Kids Fishing Day event Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Sublette County.
The event will take place at the Kids Fishing Pond in Boyd Skinner Park in Pinedale. Wyoming Game and Fish Department regularly stocks plenty of trout in the pond. Parents are also invited to come and share in the fun.
All kids 13 and under are invited to participate in the event with open registration beginning at 10 a.m. Kids who register will receive a gift bag of fishing supplies. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will provide fishing gear and worms and employees from several local agencies will be on hand to help mentor youth anglers. The entire event is free of charge.
Kody Wagner, center, catches a Burbot as his friends Keaten Martin, right, and Jess Gutierrez Renteria assist him during the Ding-the-Ling Tournament on the Fontenelle Reservoir on Feb. 21. The annual weekend-long tournament is held as a way to help control the invasive fish species. âWhen you hear the bells that youâve got something, it just feels like Christmas morning,â Wagner said. KAYLA RENIE / NEWS&GUIDE PHOTOS
FONTENELLE RESERVOIR â At 6:22 a.m., one of the rod tips at the feet of four Farson friends started quivering.
âHey, hey, Kody, Kody, Kody,â Jess Gutierrez Renteria told his pal. âGot a bite, bud.â