Tucson - Kids Free Chance to Fish at Sportsman’s Warehouse

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Arizona Game and Fish Department

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release, Sept. 21, 2010

 

AGFD Offers Kids Free Chance to Fish at Sportsman’s Warehouse for National Hunting & Fishing Day

 

 

 

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) is offering children age 12 and younger the chance to fish for free from a giant tank in the parking lot of Sportsman’s Warehouse on Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 for National Hunting and Fishing Day.

 

 

 

The fishing starts and ends 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sportsman’s Warehouse, 3945 Costco Drive, Tucson. The fish may be caught and released. AGFD will also offer free Global Positioning System (GPS) loading and predator calling demonstrations.

 

 

 

National Hunting and Fishing Day, celebrated the fourth Saturday of every September, is an annual grassroots effort to promote outdoor sports and conservation.

 

 

 

Approximately 1,000 bluegills from the Mr. Fish hatchery in England, Ark. will be transported to Sportsman’s Warehouse and stocked to the 6,000-gallon tank. The tank is eight feet wide, 30 feet long, and 40 inches deep, and includes ultraviolet sterilizers, pumps for waterfalls, and a chiller to keep the water cool.

 

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