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PASCACK VALLEY, N.J. — The 26th annual Kid Fishing Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the Pascack Brook, will be held on Saturday, April 21 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine.
All children between the ages of 4 and 16 are invited to fish the Pascack Brook between St. John R.C. Church in Hillsdale and Brookside Place in Westwood.
There is no advanced registration or fee. In order to compete for trophies, prizes and other awards, all trout caught the day of the contest should be measured and recorded at the police booth in Hillsdale during contest hours.
All club tagged fish caught will be awarded prizes during contest hours only.
Any child who wants to help stock the brook with fish should be accompanied by an adult and meet in the parking lot of St. John R. C. Church at 7 a.m. or the ball field by Brookside Place in Westwood at 7 a.m. the day of the contest. It would help to bring a clean spackle bucket to help stock with.
The Hillsdale Fire Department will be hosting a free pancake breakfast the day of the contest on the second floor of the firehouse from 6-11 a.m.
The Westwood Elks Lodge 1562 will serve hamburgers, hotdogs and soda from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. They are located at 523 Kinderkamack Road.
Anyone wishing to donate may send contributions to: Friends of the Pascack Brook, P.O. Box 84, Hillsdale, N.J. 07642.
Kids: get those fishing poles ready and start your day on April 21 with some pancakes at the firehouse, some trout fishing in the morning, lunch with the Elks, some more trout fishing in the afternoon and trophies and prizes at the end of the day.
In the spirit of the day, organizers ask that you limit your catch to four fish so that all children will have a better chance of reeling in a fish.