Anglers Club hosts successful 'Teach a Kid to Fish' event

The following is a communication from the Ocean Pines Anglers Club: 

The Ocean Pines Anglers Club hosted kids of all ages, along with parents and grandparents, at their annual "Teach a Kid to Fish" event on Saturday, June 19 at the South Pond in Ocean Pines.

Club members manned stations where the aspiring young anglers could learn lure identification, knot tying, fish identification, casting instruction and basic fishing rules.

Bait was provided, so the youth could try out their newly learned skills in the pond, with several being fish caught. 

The event concluded with a drawing for a free rod and reel.

The Anglers Club would like to thank the Ocean City/Berlin Optimist Club and the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department for their support of the event.
 

Photos submitted by the Anglers Club:

Anglers Club member John McFalls shows Mom and son different lures.
                  


Young anglers Mason and Brooks Lee and their dad learn knot tying skills from angler Bob Woodward.
                  


Fiona Goewey shows her catch.



Event Chairman Lee Phillips presents a free rod and reel to Melanie Wilckens, whose winning ticket was pulled by her sister Stacy.