This Years Free Fishing Festival was made possible

through donations made by the following:

Franks Great Outdoors

Saginaw Bay Walleye Club
Cabelas Outdoor Post
Coca Cola Bottling Co.
JACKS Fruit & Meat Market

Friends of BCSRA
Mussel Beach Drive-In
Greens Gas Company
Artic Ice - Glacier IcePeters McDonalds
WalmartSams Club
State Park Grocery StoreKroger

Be sure to stop by these

area businesses and let them know
that you had fun fishing at
Bay City State Recreation Area!
Want More Fishing Fun???? Dont Miss . . .
Hook, Line & Sinker

Fishing in the Park

Every Tuesday Night, starting
June 21, 5:30PM-8:30PM
Meet down at the park Lagoon Dock and well
supply the poles & the bait! Prize for the biggest catch of the evening.
New Fishing 101 Skill for kids each week!
Kids attend 6 and earn a Jr. Ranger Fishing Patch
Summers End Fishing DerbySunday Labor Day Weekend
For other fun summer activities check out the visitor centers weekly calendar at::
www.michigan.gov/saginawbayvc or www.friendsofpark.org

Now Seeking Volunteers to assist with Rod & Reel

maintenance & Friday Evening & Saturday Morning
Arrows Away Archery in the Park. If interested,
contact visitor center, 989-667-0717.

Pathways to Fishing Clinic

11AM-1:30PM Free Hot Dog-Chips-Coca Cola Concession

Learn the Fishing Formula for Success! Participate in both sessions & the outdoor Casting stations for a complete lesson in sport fishing! (Start times for each session listed below.)
10:30AM & 12:30PM Fish Detectives, tips on how to identify your fish! Meeting Rm.
11:30AM Angler 101, basic how to catch a fish lesson! Meeting Room

Look for this concession behind the visitor center near the canoe rack. Compliments
the Saginaw Bay Walleye Club, Coca Cola, Jacks Fruit Market, Kroger, Greens Gas
Company & Sams Club.

Wetland Wonders Puppet Theater, 11am, 12pm, 1pm

Find out how you can help protect Michigans freshwater fisheries from Invasive Species from the animals themselves! Presented by Valley Lutheran High School Ecology Club Auditorium

Try out these activities along the Fish Fair Trail!

Hours 9:30AM-1:30PM
Fly Tying Learn some of the basics of fly-tying. Visitor Center Inside Lobby
Make your Own Lucky Fishing Lures
Craft your own in-line fishing lure, it may be the key to catching the big one! VC Lobby

Fishing Jr. Ranger Program

The Great Tobico Minnow Race (Finals at 1:30PM)

Earn a free Fishing for Fun T-Shirt, by participating in 6 festival activities!

Register for your Jr. Ranger card in the tent canopy in front of the Visitor Center.
Each time you participate in an activity ask for a punch. Sorry, only one punch for crafts.
Cant finish your card today? You can apply punches earned today towards a Fishing
Patch. Bring it to any of our summer Tuesday night Fishing in the Park programs and get
a punch. After the festival 6 punches earns you a free Jr. Ranger Fishing patch!

Choose your favorite minnow for a race down the gutter lanes to the finish line! Lagoon Trail

Name That Fish Contest Practice and test your skill at fish ID. Lagoon Trail.

9AM-2:00PM Saginaw Bay Walleye Club Fishing Derby

Big Mouth Bass Contest For Children 6 & under. Contest for those who just

Borrow a pole for free, at the Tobico Lagoon Dock. Free Worms too!
Kids register the length of each fish you catch and you may win a trophy for the largest
Bass, Sunfish, Perch, Catfish, Pike, Dog Fish, Carp or Walleye !
We will also add up the total length of all the fish you catch for a special award.
There will be one trophy for the largest fish caught by an Adult (17 & older).
Fish must be registered by 1:30pm.

Awards Ceremony is at 2PM. You must be present to win raffle!

Each child who tries out fishing will receive a fish sticker at the fish registration table.
The sticker must be worn until they claim their raffle ticket at the stage starting 1:45-2pm.
100 fishing poles will be raffled off to youth.
The Awards Ceremony will be held on the outdoor stage if weather permits.
If not, it will be held in the auditorium.

9AM-1:30PM Franks Great Outdoors Kids Kasting Contest

Once youve attended the Flip-Pitch & Cast Trials you are ready to compete!
Enter the Kids Kasting Contest in front of the outdoor stage. Must enter this contest by
1:30pm to be eligible for the trophies and prizes.
Age categories: 7-10 Girls, 7-10 Boys, 11-14 Girls, 11-14 Boys, 15 & up Mens, 15 & up
Womens.

Official Kast Off at 1:30PM for the best scores of the day! Dont
miss it! Must be present to win!
9:30AM-1:30PM Big Mouth Bass Contest
A casting contest for children 6 & Under, look for the colorful fish target near the stage!
First prize Girls a Frozen Fishing Kit, First prize Boys a Spiderman Fishing Kit!

9:30AM-2PM Fish Kraft Korner Todays crafts include: Fishing caps, Bass
Swisher, Fish Door Tag and a Fish Diorama! All Fun FreeCrafts! Canopy on Front
Lawn and along Lagoon Trail.

Fish Tales! Special reading of a magical fish tales, role-play a fish, make a fish
craft and take a trip to the kiddy fish pond! Bay County Library Fish Pond Canopy
want to give it a try! Outdoor Stage Area

Baiting a HookFind out the right way to bait your hook & tips on detecting a bite!
lLagoon Trail.

Kids Kasting Trials

Do you know how to flip, pitch and overhand cast a lure to that special spot where the
fish find shelter? Casting instructors will offer instruction on how to improve your use
spinning rods and reels. Great way to practice before entering the casting contest.
Outdoor Stage Area

Fish Craft! Whimsical and useful crafts inspired by the fish! Make a fishing hat,
fish fly pin, fish mobile, fish lanyard, fishing banner & more!

Invasive Species Learn how you can become an Alien Spotter and help out Michigans freshwater fishery! Tips from Bay County Environmental entomologist.. Lagoon
Trail

Eat Safe Fish You caught one! Its a legal fish...but should you eat it? Check out
this fishing game to learn about the Eat Safe Fish Advisory with Bay County Health
Department. Visitor Center Lobby
Fly Rod Casting Try out casting techniques with a fly rod used by fly fishermen!
Lagoon Trail

Boating Safety Tips for YouthJoin the US Coast Guard Reserves for tips
that every angler should keep in mind when on the water. Canopy Near the Dock

2PM Awards Ceremony & Free Kids RAFFLEConcession Area, if rainy

in the auditorium. Trophies awarded for casting contest and fishing derby. Kids Free
Raffle ticket awarded down at the dock, to each child who participates in fishing.
CHILDREN MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN-ONLY ONE POLE PER CHILD