East Tennessee Free Fishing Day/Week Events
& Other Kid's Fishing Events
Every year on the second Saturday in June (except it is on June 7, 2008!), the TWRA allows all residents and non-residents to fish without a license. Children that are 13 to 15 years of age 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 some State-wide, Kids Fishing Events with details
Below is a listing of the 2008, East Tennessee, Kids Fishing Events. Contact Region IV's Information and Education Coordinator, Allen Ricks, for more information: (423) 522-2449. Those with a 2008 date may again be available in 2009, but have not been finalized.
Town/City |
Location |
Date |
Time |
# Kids |
| Alcoa | Alcoa Duck Pond (Springbrook Park Rd) | 6/07/2008 | 8:00am |
250 |
| Bean Station | Cherokee Lake 25E fishing pier | 6/07/2008 | 9:00am |
30 |
| Bristol | Observation Knob/South Holston Lake | 9/06/2008 | 7:00am |
300 |
| Bristol | Steele Creek Park Nature Center | 6/14/2008 | 10:00am |
75 |
| Bristol | Lakeview Boat Dock/South Holston Lake | 6/14/2008 | 10:00am |
80 |
| Clinton | Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery | 6/07/2008 | 8:00am |
1000 |
| Dandridge | Wild Pear Shores | 6/07/2008 | 8:00am |
200 |
| Elizabethton | Covered Bridge Doe River | 6/14/2008 | 10:00am |
400 |
| Erwin | Fishery Park | 5/17/2008 | 9:00am |
200 |
| Greeneville | Dillard Place Cherokee National Forest | 6/07/2008 | 10:00am |
400 |
| Hampton | Rat Branch Boat Ramp/Watauga Lake | 6/09/2008 | 8:00am |
100 |
| Kingsport | Outdoorsman Club/MM 13 Hwy 11W | 5/10/2008 | 7:30am |
125 |
| Kingsport | Warriors Path Park/Patrick Henry Lake | 7/12/2008 | 8:00am |
200 |
| Kingsport | Warriors Path Park/Duck Island | 7/26/2008 | 8:00am |
100 |
| Kingsport | Cherokee Rod & Gun Club Pond | 6/14/2008 | 8:00am |
100 |
| Knoxville | Concord Park - Fort Loudoun Lake | 6/07/2008 | 8:00am |
800 |
| Madisonville | Kefauver Park | 6/14/2008 | 7:00am |
500+ |
| Mountain City | Ralph Stout Park | 6/07/2008 | 9:00am |
100 |
| Norris | Millers Island Parking Lot | 6/07/2008 | 10:00am |
? |
| Tellico Plains | Tellico River - Fish Hatchery | 6/07/2008 | 6:00am |
100 |
| Unicoi | Limestone Cove Recreation Area | 5/31/2008 | 9:00am |
150 |
The Region IV Reservoir Fisheries Unit helped out again with the Alcoa Duck Pond Kid's Fishing Rodeo in 2008. Following is a brief summary of the event.
On Saturday, June 7, 2008, the TWRA, Blount Co. Parks and Recreation, and Wal-Mart put on a kid's fishing rodeo at the 7.5-acre Alcoa Duck Pond. More than 150 kids showed up to fish on a hot, muggy morning. The TWRA stocked aver 1,200-pounds of catfish to help improve the young anglers chances of catching fish. A special thanks goes out to the Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for donating money to purchase door prizes and beef livers that were used for bait.
