KIDFISH Fun in Taylor

Bull Branch Park in Taylor was the place to be Saturday morning for KIDFISH, a friendly gathering of kids 16 and under (along with moms and dads) on hand to try their luck at nabbing some of the 300 pounds of catfish stocked the night before.   The KIDFISH Foundation is an outreach program designed to educate and provide hands-on fishing experiences for kids.   At KIDFISH, the children first attend KIDFISH College to learn a little about fishing, but also conservation and respect for the environment.   Kids catching the longest fish, like 9-year-old Ivan Verdin, shown in the opening photo with a fish over 24 inches long, got the chance to go to a big KIDFISH event next June in Corpus Christi.   What I really like about this program is that kids who can’t afford their own fishing gear have everything provided for them.   That’s nice.   Most of these photos made it to an online gallery at the Austin American-Statesman

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