Annual kids fishing derby Saturday May 16th

[DeerSlayer 241]

The Sussex County Federation of Sportsmen’s clubs will be hosting our annual kids fishing derby for 2015:

 

 

 

At the Sussex County Fairgrounds main entrance pond, in Agusta NJ 9am-noon, on Saturday the 16th. (Rain date May 17th). Open to all kids up to the age of 15. Admission is one can of food for the Sussex County food bank. Worms will be provided, but you may fish with any lures or other live bait you bring. You must bring poles, and tackle for the kids. Prizes will be awarded for the biggest fish in each age group. The prizes are always pretty good, bikes, poles, tackle boxes, tackle, nets ect. (Every kid will get something catch or not.)

 

 

 

This pond has a good amount of Largemouth, Catfish, Crappie, and Bluegill sunfish.

 

 

 

In the past breakfast and drinks were on site, provided by the local Boy Scout troop, this year they will not be with us.

 

 

 

*****bring drinks, snacks, lawn chairs, & sun block, rods, and most importantly your kids! ****

[DeerSlayer 241]

*********UPDATE*********

 

FISHING DERBY POSTPONED Due to the low water level and the dangerous climb down the pond’s bank, the Sussex County Federation of Sportsmen’s Club’s fishing derby scheduled for Saturday May 16th has been postponed.

[Junior 14]

any idea what the new date is yet?

[DeerSlayer 241]

any idea what the new date is yet?

As soon as there is enough water in the pond. Do a rain dance lol...

[Krdshrk 3,877]

Anyone know of any others around the state?

[DeerSlayer 241]

I know there's a few that already happened. In Vernon/Highland Lakes by the firehouse pond they do a derby every year I'm not sure of the dates though. As soon as we have some rain and you don't have to walk down a vertical enbankment we will be doing the sussex federation derby. Wish I could give everyone a date, but it's contingent on mother nature giving us some much needed precipitation.

Another federation chapter in south jersey already did theirs as well. Your closer to central jersey correct? I'll keep my eyes open for anything that comes up. I'm pretty sure that Horseshoe lake in Roxbury twp. (Morris county) has a derby for kids as well.

 

 

Horseshoe lake derby is June 6th. In the morning. http://roxburynj.us/index.aspx?NID=349

 

I checked the vernon PAL derby was on May 16th. Same day as ours was slated for.

 

The city of Plainfield has one on the 13th of June as well

http://www.plainfield.com/recreation-divisions.aspx

[jm1827 284]

I know there's a few that already happened. In Vernon/Highland Lakes by the firehouse pond they do a derby every year I'm not sure of the dates though. As soon as we have some rain and you don't have to walk down a vertical enbankment we will be doing the sussex federation derby. Wish I could give everyone a date, but it's contingent on mother nature giving us some much needed precipitation.

Another federation chapter in south jersey already did theirs as well. Your closer to central jersey correct? I'll keep my eyes open for anything that comes up. I'm pretty sure that Horseshoe lake in Roxbury twp. (Morris county) has a derby for kids as well.

 

 

Horseshoe lake derby is June 6th. In the morning. http://roxburynj.us/index.aspx?NID=349

 

I checked the vernon PAL derby was on May 16th. Same day as ours was slated for.

 

The city of Plainfield has one on the 13th of June as well

http://www.plainfield.com/recreation-divisions.aspx

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I remember going to the Vernon firehouse pond tournament as a kid.  Me and one of my friends won it a couple of times.  After the tournament was over we would walk down to the pond by Dairy Queen and fish there for a couple of hours. 

[DeerSlayer 241]

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I remember going to the Vernon firehouse pond tournament as a kid. Me and one of my friends won it a couple of times. After the tournament was over we would walk down to the pond by Dairy Queen and fish there for a couple of hours.

Fishing derbies are something close to my heart as well. They're the times you relish the memory of when you're older, and you old man isn't there anymore. It's the kind of thing kids really need from their parents, quality time... This is why I have no problems running this one, with the Sussex Federation of Sportsmen’s clubs every year. Always worth my time and effort to make it happen.

 

[Krdshrk 3,877]

Fishing derbies are something close to my heart as well. They're the times you relish the memory of when you're older, and you old man isn't there anymore. It's the kind of thing kids really need from their parents, quality time... This is why I have no problems running this one, with the Sussex Federation of Sportsmen’s clubs every year. Always worth my time and effort to make it happen.

 

Let me know when it's going to be rescheduled to.  I'll try to bring my Niece or Nephew.  My lil one's too small to fish - but she will be fishing when she gets old enough.