By Dan Marshall

Family Fishing Day in Nanaimo Sunday

Jun 17, 2016 | 12:40 PM

It’s BC’s Family Fishing Weekend, which means free fishing and a big event in Nanaimo Sunday.

Tristan Robbins, with the Vancouver Island Trout Hatchery hopes people will take the opportunity to try their hand at fishing.

“You actually don’t need a fishing license this weekend.  Residents of Canada can go fishing in most of BC’s lakes and non-tidal streams for free.  You don’t need to buy or carry a license with you.  But if you do want to purchase one you can definitely go to the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC Website, gofishbc.com, or you can visit your local tackle shop,” said Robbins.  

City of Nanaimo Recreation Co-ordinator Deb Beck says Sunday’s Family Fishing Day is at Colliery Dam Park from 10am-2pm.

“We provide all the gear.  You just show up.  We have fishing rods there, we have volunteers to help put the worms and the tackle and everything on the hooks,” notes Beck. “And we have so many giveaways, I have about 20 fishing rods that I’m giving away at the end of the day to kids that come out to give it a try.”

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This is the 17th annual Family Fishing Weekend, and the complete schedule for Sunday at Colliery Dam Park is online at nanaimo.ca.