Wellesley Island State Park, the largest undeveloped stretch of waterfront in the scenic 1000 Islands region of the St. Lawrence River, will be the site of a kids fishing weekend over the Memorial Day Weekend. Held at the park’s Minna Anthony Common Nature Center, the weekend will kickoff with two kids fishing classes conducted by author/photographer Spider Rybaak on May 24, and a fishing derby on the 25th.
Free fishing classes lasting for two hours each will be held on Saturday: bait and lure fishing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; followed by fly-fishing lessons from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 pm. All bait and tackle will be provided for the classes; bring your own if you got it.
Students 16 and over must have a fishing license.
On the following day, a fishing derby will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. It will be restricted to children 14 and younger.
Prize packages containing several hundred dollars’ worth of fishing tackle and accessories will be awarded in three categories: the longest, heaviest and most fish.
Staged as a fund raiser for the nature center, a $2.00 entry fee will be charged to compete in the derby.
Participants will be required to fish from shore along the Nature Center’s waterfront.
Fish must be taken with rod and reel; all legal baits will be allowed.
The weekend is sponsored by Friends of the Nature Center, Spider Rybaak, SAMPO, Shakespeare, Berkley, Cortland Line Co. and Ande Monofilament.
For more information, or to pre-register (not required,) contact the nature center at 315-482-2479, or Spider at srybaak@yahoo.com.
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