Kid Fishing Day 2015

More than 700 kids took part in the annual Kids Fishing Day event on May 2, 2015, at Clear Lake sponsored by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and area sportsman's groups. About 11,000 rainbow trout were stocked into net pens. Any fish the kids didn't catch from shore or off the docks were released into the lake at the end of the day. The event was held at the Fairchild Air Force Base recreation site on the lake. For $10, each kid got to take home a rod and reel rigged for fishing plus a limit of trout and memories of a great time on the water with families -- and perhaps a new lifetime sport.

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Thu., May 7, 2015

A girl hooks her first fish at the Kid Fishing Day on Clear Lake, Saturday, May 2, hosted by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and dozens of volunteers from area sporting groups.

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Isaac Watko gets his first fishing rod outfit at the Kid Fishing Day at Clear Lake on May 2, 2015.

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Mary Watko takes a photo of her boys with volunteer Floyd Holmes at the Kid Fishing Day at Clear Lake on May 2, 2015.

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With a little help from his mom, Mary, Isaac Watko lands his first trout at the Kids Fishing day event, May 2, at Clear Lake.

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Dezmund Vanek, fishing with his grandfather, Steve Vanek, gets to touch his first trout after landing the fishing in the Kids Fishing event, May 2, 2015, at Clear Lake.

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Sam Allen catches his first fish at the Kid Fishing Day on Clear Lake, Saturday, May 2, hosted by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and dozens of volunteers from area sporting groups.

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A turtle watches the action from a net pen buoy during the the Kid Fishing Day on Clear Lake, Saturday, May 2, hosted by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and dozens of volunteers from area sporting groups.

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Neal Beechinor of the Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club helps a brother and sister rig up for catching their first fish at the Kids Fishing Day on Clear Lake, Saturday, May 2, hosted by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and dozens of volunteers from area sporting groups.

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