04-26-2006, 05:28 PM
Every year on the second Saturday in June, the TWRA allows all residents and non-residents to fish without a license. Children that are 13 to 15 years of age may fish without a license for the entire week starting on Free Fishing Day and continuing through the following Friday. Children younger than 13 may fish without a license at any time of the year. The TWRA sponsors many Free Fishing Day events and stocks thousand of pounds of catfish to help make the events quality experiences for young anglers. One event that we help out with in East Tennessee is the kid's fishing rodeo in Alcoa.
On Saturday, June 11, 2005 the TWRA, Blount Co. Parks and Recreation, and Wal-Mart put on a kid's fishing rodeo at the 7.5-acre Alcoa Duck Pond. More than 200 kids showed up to fish on a very hot and humid morning. The TWRA stocked aver 1,500-pounds of channel catfish to help improve the young anglers chances of catching fish. A special thanks goes out to the Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for donating money to purchase beef livers that were used for bait. [center][url "http://www.tnfish.org/Photogallery/FreeFishing/FreeFishGallery.htm"]![[Image: AlcoaFreeFishDayNegus.jpg]](http://www.tnfish.org/FreeFishing/AlcoaFreeFishDayNegus.jpg)
[/url][/center] [center] [/center] [center]Following is a list of the 22 East Tennessee Free Fishing Day events that were held in 2005[/center] Town Location Event Alcoa Alcoa Duck Pond Alcoa Duck Pond Fishing Derby Bristol Observation Knob - S. Holston Kid's Fishing Rodeo Bristol Steele Creek Lake Kid's Free Fishing Day Bristol Lakeview Marina - S. Holston Lakeview Kid's Fishing Tournament Clinton Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery Kid's Free Fishing Day Event Elizabethton Kid's Island Park Kid's Island Fishing Day Greenville Horse Creek Rec. Area Horse Creek Kid's Fishing Day Kingsport Warriors Path State Park Wal-Mart Free Fishing Day Kingsport Cherokee Rod and Gun Club Cherokee R&G Club Catfish Derby Kingsport Warriors Path State Park Kid's Fishing Derby Knoxville Concord Park Free Fishing Day Event Knox County Carl Cowan Park John Cameron Fishing Rodeo Laurel Bloomery Old Mill Barn 1st District Fire Department Rodeo Madisonville Kefauver Park Kid's Fishing Rodeo New Market Private Pond - Collins Rd. Jefferson County Kid's Fishing Event Norris Miller Island Access - Clinch R. Trout Unlimited Kid's Free Fishing Day Parrotsville Lapatka's Pond - Vicksburg Rd. Kid's Free Fishing Day Event Rogersville Billy G's Catfish Farm Wal-Mart Kid's All American Fishing Sevierville Sevierville Pond Kid's Fishing Event Tellico Plains Tellico River Fish Hatchery Tellico Kid's Fishing Day Unicoi Limestone Cove Rec. Area Limestone Cove Kid's Fishing Day
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On Saturday, June 11, 2005 the TWRA, Blount Co. Parks and Recreation, and Wal-Mart put on a kid's fishing rodeo at the 7.5-acre Alcoa Duck Pond. More than 200 kids showed up to fish on a very hot and humid morning. The TWRA stocked aver 1,500-pounds of channel catfish to help improve the young anglers chances of catching fish. A special thanks goes out to the Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for donating money to purchase beef livers that were used for bait. [center][url "http://www.tnfish.org/Photogallery/FreeFishing/FreeFishGallery.htm"]
[/url][/center] [center] [/center] [center]Following is a list of the 22 East Tennessee Free Fishing Day events that were held in 2005[/center] Town Location Event Alcoa Alcoa Duck Pond Alcoa Duck Pond Fishing Derby Bristol Observation Knob - S. Holston Kid's Fishing Rodeo Bristol Steele Creek Lake Kid's Free Fishing Day Bristol Lakeview Marina - S. Holston Lakeview Kid's Fishing Tournament Clinton Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery Kid's Free Fishing Day Event Elizabethton Kid's Island Park Kid's Island Fishing Day Greenville Horse Creek Rec. Area Horse Creek Kid's Fishing Day Kingsport Warriors Path State Park Wal-Mart Free Fishing Day Kingsport Cherokee Rod and Gun Club Cherokee R&G Club Catfish Derby Kingsport Warriors Path State Park Kid's Fishing Derby Knoxville Concord Park Free Fishing Day Event Knox County Carl Cowan Park John Cameron Fishing Rodeo Laurel Bloomery Old Mill Barn 1st District Fire Department Rodeo Madisonville Kefauver Park Kid's Fishing Rodeo New Market Private Pond - Collins Rd. Jefferson County Kid's Fishing Event Norris Miller Island Access - Clinch R. Trout Unlimited Kid's Free Fishing Day Parrotsville Lapatka's Pond - Vicksburg Rd. Kid's Free Fishing Day Event Rogersville Billy G's Catfish Farm Wal-Mart Kid's All American Fishing Sevierville Sevierville Pond Kid's Fishing Event Tellico Plains Tellico River Fish Hatchery Tellico Kid's Fishing Day Unicoi Limestone Cove Rec. Area Limestone Cove Kid's Fishing Day[signature]