Announcement: Children’s Spinfishing for Trout Clinic - FREE

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                Children’s Spinfishing for Trout Clinic
Sponsored by MNCPPC Black Hill Regional Park & the Seneca Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited

                                       Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Get Real! Turn OFF the computer and video games. Get back to Nature: Learn to fish at the free Children’s Spinfishing for Trout Clinic, Tuesday March 29, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at Olney Manor Recreational Park, Olney Maryland.  This incredible program is sponsored by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s (M-NCPPC) Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning and the Seneca Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

Advance reservations are required for children ages six to 16 with an adult and can be made using the new ParkPass Registration System online, so set up your account and register!  Go to www.parkpass.org or after setting up your account online you can use the integrated Voice Recognition system by calling 301-962-1477!

Note: All participants must set up a ParkPass account prior to the program to register!  You can do that online or drop by one of the Nature Centers or the Black Hill Visitor Center!

Participants need to bring their own bait, lures and light fishing tackle and meet at the Olney Manor Recreational Park, off Georgia Avenue (Rt.97) and Emory Lane, at the lower pond below the Olney Swim Center. We will have a few loaner rods available.  All people age 16 and older must have a Maryland fishing license and a trout stamp to possess trout.  Children under 16 do not require a license or trout stamp.  A hot dog and soft drink will be provided for each participant for lunch.  We will have a special tackle raffle for the children!

For details on where to purchase fishing tackle, bait and lures, call (301) 916-0220 or e-mail Glenn Cumings, Park Naturalist at [email protected].  Please title your E-mail with a reference to this program.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission encourages the participation of all individuals in its programs and facilities. For assistance with special needs, such as large print materials, sign language interpretation, listening devices, etc., please contact Marion Joyce, 301-495-4600, TTY 301-495-1331 or the Maryland Relay Service, 1-800-735-2258.