REDDING, Calif. - A chance to discover the thrill of landing a fish awaits Redding area youngsters in a free fishing day, Saturday, March 12, at Bass Pond near the community of Bend, north of Red Bluff.
Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. and continues until 2:30 p.m. The pond, stocked with trout, will be open to fishing from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Participants must be 15 years-old or younger and have the ability to hold their own rod and reel.
Volunteers will be on hand to provide free bait and limited amount of loaner tackle.
The event is being hosted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Bureau of Land Management's Redding Field Office.
To get there from Redding, take I-5 south to the Jellys Ferry exit (just a few miles north of Red Bluff). Turn left and continue 2.7 miles on Jellys Ferry Road. Turn right on Bend Ferry Road (passing over the Bend Bridge). Follow this winding road for approximately 3 miles to the parking area for the Paynes Creek Wetlands at the Bass Pond.
More information is available by contacting Monty Currier at the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, (530) 225-2368 or Eric Coulter at the BLM, (530) 224-2104.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
