Youth Fishing Derby to be Held by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office March 19
Youth Fishing Derby to be Held by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office March 19
Published February 28, 2022
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office announced that their Youth/D.A.R.E. Division will be holding their Annual Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday, March 19, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at the CPSO Farm Pond behind the Calcasieu Correctional Center at 5400 E. Broad Street in Lake Charles.
Participants must be 15 years of age or younger and are asked to bring their own fishing gear, bait, lawn chairs, and a cooler to bring their fish home.
Refreshments will be furnished at the event. The first participants to arrive will receive a free t-shirt.
This is event is offered free of charge and youth groups are welcome.
No fishing will be allowed until 7 am. Adults are allowed to net fish for children but are not allowed to fish.
For more information, please call (337) 936-1746.
Source: CPSO
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