Kids Spring Trout Fishing Derby on May 17

Help stock Highland Lake on May 16

April 24, 2014 • Saved under Outdoors
By Amanda Gross, AF&G volunteer
Heidi Murphy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (her hands are visible holding the net) was helped by a crowd of kids and families as she stocked Highland Lake with 500 trout the evening before the 2013 Andover Fish and Game Club's Kids Spring Fishing Derby. Don't miss this year's stocking event on Friday, May 16, around 6 PM. Photo: Gordy Ordway.
Heidi Murphy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (her hands are visible holding the net) was helped by a crowd of kids and families as she stocked Highland Lake with 500 trout the evening before the 2013 Andover Fish and Game Club’s Kids Spring Fishing Derby. Don’t miss this year’s stocking event on Friday, May 16, around 6 PM. Photo: Gordy Ordway.

Winter is finally coming to an end (maybe), which means it is almost time for the Andover Fish and Game Club’s (AF&G) 19th annual Kids Spring Trout Fishing Derby. The derby will be held on Saturday, May 17, on Highland Lake Channel in East Andover.

The event is for kids 15 years old and under. Registration starts at 7 AM at the AF&G Clubhouse by the Channel, and kids may fish from then until 10 AM. (Please note that the derby is ending an hour earlier than it has in the past.) Food and drinks will be provided, and lucky prizes, ribbons, and trophies will be awarded. Please bring your own fish poles, bait, and enthusiasm.

Help Stock Highland Lake

The night before the derby, on Friday, May 16, the Channel will be stocked with trout by an officer of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. All kids are welcome to come around 6 PM and help toss the wriggling fish into the water.

The two fishing derbies held each year by AF&G are a great way for kids to have fun with their families while learning about the outdoors and the great sport of fishing. As always, thank you to everyone who attends our fundraising events throughout the year, making it possible for these kids fishing derbies to happen. And thank you to everyone who donates their time, money, and supplies to all our endeavors.

If you have any questions about the Kids Spring Trout Fishing Derby, please call 735-5311.