KIDS FISH FREE DAY ON THE
CLINCH RIVER
SATURDAY,
JUNE 6th
LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Please mark Saturday, June 6th on your calendar for Kids Fish Free Day on the Clinch River. We can use everyone’s help, so please review the list below and see what you might be able to provide or would like to join in to make this a fun, safe, educational experience for the kids and their parents.
THINGS TO DO AND BRING FOR
SATURDAY, JUNE 6th
KIDS FISH FREE DAY ON THE CLINCH
This is the biggest public event we do each year! Read list at end.
Read Bob Hodge's feature in Knox News Sentinel about last year's event
See what happened in previous years...
The more volunteers we have improves the
angler-to-kid
ratio and provides a richer experience for both.
WHO: ALL Clinch River Trout Unlimited members and friends
WHAT : Kids Fish Free Day on the Clinch River:
The Tennessee statewide “Free Fishing Day” is
Saturday, June 6th.
No fishing license is required on this date. The Clinch River Chapter of Trout
Unlimited in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency will be sponsoring
Kids Fish Free Day at Miller
Island. The activities will take place at the TVA Miller Island Access on the
Clinch River in Norris.
Volunteers will be on hand to teach kids to bait, spin,
and fly fish. Some equipment will be available for loan to children who may not
have any, but would like to try fishing for the first time. This event is
suitable even If you know how to fish, but would like to learn more about trout
fishing. Other activities will include fly tying demonstrations, aquatic
entomology displays, bug hunts, casting lessons, boat rides, and folks to
discuss stream ecology
WHEN
Saturday, June 6th -- 10:00 am
until 1:00 pm
Try to arrive
by 9:00 or 9:15 to help set up and get ready for kids
WHERE: Miller Island Parking lot --
DIRECTIONS TO TVA MILLER ISLAND PARKING LOT:
If coming from I-75, take Clinton/Norris Exit #122. Go towards Norris. Pass the Museum of Appalachia and turn left onto Highway 441 towards Norris Dam. Just past the little white church (Island Home Church), turn left onto River Road. Drive about one quarter mile and take first right into parking lot
ALL CHAPTER MEMBERS AND FRIENDS: FOLLOWING IS LIST OF THINGS TO DO AND BRING TO HELP MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL FOR THE KIDS. Can you volunteer anything on the list or think of anything else?
Boats for kids’ rides out in the water (WE NEED MORE BOATS THIS YEAR!!)
Bring your canoe this year to take the kids fishing
Extra spin rods
Old fly rods
Extra waders – especially small ones for kids
Extra life jackets
Hooks
Leaders
Tippits
Corn
Fly tying materials
Fly boxes for the kids to put their flies in that we help them tie
Tent will be set up by All Occasion Party Rentals
Folding chairs -Carol
First aid kits
Release forms -- Carol to bring
Arrange for fish stocking day before – Contact Rick Bivens with TWRA -- Buzz
Arrange for TVA to hold off generating -- Buzz
LOTS of
extra bodies to assist with everything like:
 | Taking the kids in water to fish |
| Helping kids on and off with waders |
| Showing kids how to cast |
| Putting together rods and reels, etc. |
| Fly tying demonstrations and lessons |
| Boat rides for kids |
| Getting release forms signed by a parent or guardian of the kids |
| Corralling kids and watching that they are safe |
| Making sure equipment is turned back in after borrowed |
Grill to cook hot dogs. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Contact: Carol Moore at clmoore@geoe.com or 865-584-0344 Ext. 102
See what happened previous years...