East Tennessee Free Fishing Day/Week Events
& Other Kid's Fishing Events
Every year on the second Saturday in June (it is on June 11, 2011), the TWRA allows all residents and non-residents to fish without a license. Children that are 15 years of age or younger 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 Kids Free Fishing Day events and stocks thousand of pounds of catfish to help make the events quality experiences for young anglers.
Link to the State-wide, Kids Fishing Events with details
Below is partial listing of the 2011, East Tennessee, Kids Fishing Events. Contact Region IV's Information and Education Coordinator, Allen Ricks (423) 522-2473 or visit the above link for more specific information.
Town/City |
Location |
Date |
Time |
# Kids |
| Alcoa | Alcoa Duck Pond (Springbrook Park Rd) | 6/11/2011 | 8:00am |
250 |
| Blountville | Outdoorsmen Club House | 5/07/2011 | 9:00am |
|
| Dandridge | Dalton Lake - Wild Pear Shores | 6/11/2011 | 8:00am |
200 |
| Elizabethton | Carter CO Tomorrow, Hwy. 91 | 6/25/2011 | 9:00am |
250 |
| Elizabethton | Doe River Covered Bridge | 6/11/2011 | 10:00am |
400 |
| Erwin | Fishery Park | 4/09/2011 | 8:00am |
200 |
| Greeneville | Dillard Place Cherokee National Forest | 5/21/2011 | 10:00am |
200 |
| Hampton | Rat Branch Boat Ramp/Watauga Lake | |||
| Kingsport | Warriors Path Park/Duck Island | |||
| Kingsport | Warriors Path Park/Duck Island | |||
| Kingsport | Cherokee Rod & Gun Club Pond | 6/11/2011 | 8:00am |
100 |
| Lenoir City | Lenoir City Park | 6/11/2011 | 8:00am |
100 |
| Knoxville | Concord Park - Fort Loudoun Lake | 6/11/2011 | 8:30am |
500 |
| Madisonville | Kefauver Park | |||
| Maynardville | Big Ridge State Park | 6/11/2011 | 8:00am |
1000 |
| Morristown | Wallace Hardware Pond | 5/14/2011 | 8:00am |
400 |
| Mountain City | Ralph Stout Park | 6/11/2011 | 9:00am |
150 |
| Norris | Millers Island - Clinch River | |||
| Oneida | Oneida City Park | 6/11/2011 | 8:00am |
200 |
The Region IV Reservoir Fisheries Unit helped out again with the Alcoa Duck Pond Kid's Fishing Rodeo in 2010. Following is a brief summary of the event.
On Saturday, June 12, 2010, the TWRA, Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Parks and Recreation, Wal-Mart, NWTF-Little T Longbeards, and The Daily Times put on a kid's fishing rodeo at the 7.5-acre Alcoa Duck Pond. The TWRA stocked over 1,200-pounds of catfish to help improve the young anglers chances of catching fish.
The 226 participants caught a total of 407 pounds of fish. A very good catch rate indeed! Click for the final results.
