Lake Merwin fishing derby coming in June

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The Mount St. Helens Kids Fishing Derby will take place this year from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, at the day-use area at Merwin Park at Lake Merwin. 

The entire event is free, including lunch. Fishing rods will be available for children to borrow, worms are provided for bait and volunteers will help show kids how to fish, if needed. The section of Lake Merwin netted off for this event will be stocked with 1,500 large, catchable rainbow trout. 

Activities are provided for children to do when they are done fishing. Events include a parade and storytelling inside a 40-foot-long inflatable salmon, face painting, aqua-aquarium, boater safety, Gyotaku-Japanese fish printing on T-shirts and a button-making station. 



No preregistration is required. Call (360) 449-7800 for more information.