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Kids’ Fishing Day set for Saturday

Kids Fishing Day runs again

A child runs up the dock with a caught fish during Kids Fishing Day in April 2022. (Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette)

By Tiffany Blanchette

The annual Kids’ Fishing Day is set to return Saturday for the opening morning of spring trout season.

Sponsored by the Northern Illinois Anglers Association, the free event runs from 8 a.m. to noon for kids age 15 and younger at the Bird Park Quarry, 801 W. Station St.

Fishing poles, tackle, bait and one-on-one coaching from NIAA members will be available for those who need it.

Hot chocolate and doughnuts will be provided.

The Bird Park Quarry on the southwest corner of the park near the corner of West Station Street and South Wall Street.

Participant Karson Reynolds, 12, right, of Bourbonnais, awaits the measurement of his first catch by Northern Illinois Anglers Association's vice president Bob Anderson, left, and board member Jeff Enfield, during the return of the group's popular Kids Fishing Day at the Bird Park quarry in 2022.

Participant Karson Reynolds, 12, right, of Bourbonnais, awaits the measurement of his first catch by Northern Illinois Anglers Association's vice president Bob Anderson, left, and board member Jeff Enfield, during the return of the group's popular Kids Fishing Day at the Bird Park quarry in 2022. (Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette)

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Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.